benton county

The Benton County Board of Commissioners has approved a plan to collect a $10 "wheelage tax" on vehicle license tab fees.

Stearns and Benton counties considering "wheelage tax"

The recently passed Affordable Care Act means Benton County is hiring three additional people in its Human Services Department.

Another major road construction project is on the horizon in Sauk Rapids. The city and Benton County have plans to redevelop County Road 3/2nd Street North - from 3rd Avenue to Highway 10.

Benton County is using a Parks and Trails Legacy grant to make some improvements at the Bend in the River Regional Park near Rice.

Benton County Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to freeze their own salaries, and also give the four other elected officials a raise. Commissioners will be paid just over $27,000 in 2013, with a perdiem of $55 per meeting.

Benton County is switching it's telephone service provider, and that may affect some phone calls this week. The county's government center, courts facility and highway department are switching phone service tomorrow (Tuesday).

The Benton County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with the Sauk Rapids and Rice police departments and the Drug Enforcement Administration, held a prescription drug take-back day last Saturday.

St. Cloud's unemployment rate dropped from January to February. The unemployment rate for St. Cloud last month was 6.4%. That's down from January's figure of 6.7%.

Police say someone broke into a garage and stole an air compressor.