Stearns County

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.

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

At least one person was killed when a small car slammed into the back of a truck.

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

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 Bank announced that they have opened up a new location in the Twin Cities today, to serve an specific population.

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