St. Louis County residents say the quality of life here is good and, compared to the national average, recreational opportunities score higher, and maintenance of County roads score much higher. This is the feedback county residents provide through the recent residential survey conducted by Polco's National Research Center, Inc. 

Jeffery Allen Bingham, 6/6/1983 has been arrested in connection to reported burglaries in the Greenwood and Vermilion Lake Townships. Deputies have received numerous reports of burglaries and thefts in the area over the past couple weeks. Through information received from local residence and cabin owners the Sheriff's Office was ablet to develop Bingham as a suspect. He was arrested and booked into the St. Louis County Jail on Friday, May 30th on charges of Burglary. Due to the number of reported burglaries and thefts in this situation, it remains an ongoing and active investigation.