(KNSI) – Cowboy Jack’s Saloon will rise from the ashes after an arson fire shuttered the downtown St. Cloud restaurant.
Representative Chris Diebold says the owners plan on rebuilding, with the old ruins set to be demolished next week. The bar and grill closed on February 17th, 2020, after the neighboring Press Bar and Parlor was set on fire. Cowboy Jack’s sustained too much water, smoke, heat and fire damage to be
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saved.
Diebold says the owners worked with the city to purchase the former Press Bar lot as well. He says the plan is to turn it into outdoor patio seating with a roof deck and park land.
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In May, Andrew Welsh, the former owner of the Press, pleaded guilty to one count of arson for torching the bar. Federal prosecutors say Welsh set the fire to collect $1.4 million in insurance money. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
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