ROCHESTER – Olmsted County officials will set up a lottery of their own once the state of Minnesota starts licensing cannabis businesses. The Olmsted County Board on Tuesday approved changes to ...

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County officials are warning property tax increases or service cuts are likely next year as state lawmakers continue to hammer out budget agreements. “The Senate ...

ROCHESTER - Olmsted County is getting ready to enforce compliance rules for businesses that sell low-dose hemp products. The Olmsted County Board on Tuesday approved new regulations for area ...

Mar. 30—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County's future oversight of lower-potency hemp edible retailers could come with a few added restrictions. "There is a base level that we have to do for low-potency ...

A course of mushrooms served at Olmsted, which is home to a month-long Alinea residency. Photo: Lanna Apisukh/Lanna Apisukh A course of mushrooms served at Olmsted, which is home to a month-long ...

Credit: Courtesy of Olmsted County Soil & Water Conservation District The architects of a water and soil program in Olmsted County say it has made a huge impact in reducing nitrate levels in ...

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County officials want to restructure how mobile mental health crisis response is handled in the county next year, no matter if the original call for help was placed to 911 or ...

Mar. 31—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners will be asked Tuesday to adopt a four-year strategic plan with the goal of updating the county's mission, vision and values.

ROCHESTER — Following Oakridge Treatment Center's withdrawal of its appeal to restore its county food and lodging licenses, Olmsted County said in a statement that its decision to revoke those ...

Authorities with the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance to ban the consumption of marijuana in public places on Tuesday. The ordinance states that smoking or vaping ...

OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. — A southern Minnesota county has become the latest to ban smoking and vaping cannabis in public places. The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners passed the prohibitive ...

Adison Kolhoff leads her llama Mars during the Olmsted County Fair 4-H Llama-Alpaca Costume showing on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the Graham Arena Complex in Rochester. Kolhoff is dressed as ...