Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 25th of September.
Good morning, St. Cloud.
🏘️ Community
Adults are encouraged by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to mentor children under 16 in hunting small game like squirrels and rabbits this weekend in local woodlands.
Families must follow open season rules.
💼 Business
7 Brew marked its one-year milestone today with steady drive-through lines in the Crossroads Mall parking lot since it opened on Sept.
25 last year + the coffee chain continues attracting busy local traffic.
🎭 Culture
Fall cemetery tours return; the Benton County Historical Society offers lantern-lit tours on Oct.
14 and 15 sharing local stories of an 1886 cyclone and early settlers plus a museum social hour, while the Stearns History Museum hosts tours on Oct. 10, 17 and 24 at three local sites.
🌲 Environment
Minnesota duck hunters will see the waterfowl season start 30 minutes before sunrise tomorrow as a record 678,000 ducks have been counted thanks to timely April rains.
The new electronic licensing system is live, and DNR officials urge early license purchases to avoid last-minute issues.
A rain pattern moving in is set to ease drought conditions as more showers fall through early next week.
St. Cloud has received 3.18 inches of rain this September — 0.80 inch above normal — promising added moisture for the region.
The U.S. Drought Monitor data released Thursday shows drought conditions held steady in central Minnesota with Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns counties still in severe drought.
Statewide drought eased slightly compared to last week + the region has seen a marked increase in dryness over the past three months.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released its new fall color map showing nearly 50% peak in northern areas including Detroit Lakes, Leech Lake and Grand Marais while the St. Cloud area has just started turning.
Regional peak colors range from early to mid-October.
🏛️ Government
Secretary of State Steve Simon held Minnesota's first pop-up business filing event at the Stearns County Courthouse on Wednesday, Sept.
23, helping locals set up or renew their small businesses and get apostille authentications. The office said it may expand similar events to Duluth, Rochester or Moorehead *if demand continues*.
🏥 Health
CentraCare is urging residents to get their flu and COVID-19 shots by the end of October and is offering appointments at its clinics.
It will also host drive-thru flu shot clinics on Saturday, Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, and Oct. 17 at CentraCare Plaza (1900 CentraCare Circle).
Sartell Community Center is hosting the free She Matters: Women’s Health Night on Oct.
1 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event features health education booths, local vendors, pink pumpkin painting (5:00-6:00) and a talk by Dr. Jordan Mattson on reducing cancer risk.
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