ST. JOSEPH - A Kwik Trip will be moving into the El Paso Bar and Grill location in St. Joseph.

The St. Joseph planning commission will be considering a special use/variance and platting on October 12 for the development.

El Paso will be closing on September 26th after 70 years in business. The bar and grill is at 200 2nd Avenue Northwest.

El Paso owner Carole Tamm  recently decided it was time to retire from the business and sold the location. The building will eventually be knocked down.

This would be the fiifth Kwik Trip store in the St. Cloud Metro area. Kwik Trip plans to open two stores in St. Cloud and one in Waite Park within the next year. They also plan to open another location in Sartell.

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