The Press Bar burned down in February of 2020 in downtown St. Cloud. WJON reported on September 15th the purchase of half of the Press Bar site to the group who owns Cowboy Jacks.
A little over a week after the fire that destroyed the Press Bar in downtown St. Cloud Cowboy Jack's remains closed and the owners are still assessing the damage.
A new downtown restaurant and bar that has yet to open now has its liquor license. The St. Cloud City Council has approved a liquor license for Cowboy Jack's after tabling it for two months while waiting for all of the paperwork. That paperwork has now been submitted.
Two downtown St. Cloud bars are closed and a new bar and restaurant is replacing them. The Rox Nightclub and Tavern on Germain closed Monday and work has already started on renovating the inside for the newest tenant of the building. Brad Ireland owns the store fronts. He says Cowboy Jacks bar and Restaurant is coming to that location.