Stearns County

Our "This Date In Central Minnesota History" series is a joint effort with the Stearns History Museum. Today is the anniversary of Stearns County being created.

The Stearns County Polar Plunge will take place Saturday February 15 at Avon Beach at noon. The plunge is to support Special Olympics Minnesota and is presented by the Stearns County Sheriff's Department.

Stearns County is entering the next phase of building a new Justice Center after county commissioners approved the schematic design.

St. Augusta's City Council passed a cannabis ordinance in their first meeting of 2025, ensuring compliance with Stearns County for the new business.

Stearns County has taken formal steps ahead of the retail cannabis launch in 2025.

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday and one of the questions Stearns County residents will decide whether to approve a 3/8-cent sales tax to pay for a new jail and justice center.

Stearns County has secured another grant to complete its broadband expansion project across the county.

Broadband grants to help business expand service across that state

Downtown Melrose has seen some vibrancy added to it with a new mural and the addition of flowers downtown.

Election Day is just 4 weeks away and Stearns County Officials sat down with me on WJON to talk about the process and important things voters should know. Stearns County Auditor/Treasurer Randy Schreifels and Stearns County Director of License Centers and elections, Laura Laudenbach joined me on WJON.

Stearns County has scheduled 20 public meetings to educate community members on the jail/justice center project and the plans to pay for it.

A St. Cloud man is facing arson charges after a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon.