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Cool, wet weather dominates August

Western Minnesota received more rain over the weekend with totals ranging form eight-tenths to nearly 2 inches.

Madden resigns school board seat leaving vacancy

District 777 Board of Education Member Jason Madden has resigned from the school board because he has accepted a posi

SCBHS exploring home health options

Swift County-Benson Health Services is exploring options for restructuring its home health services operation or havi

Mae Gades never runs out of ideas for her new quilts

Photos and Story by Peggy Cameron
 

Upgrading courthouse windows will add to cost

When Swift County’s Board of Commissioners approved the $3.573 million bid of Sussner Construction of Marshall for ex

Benson schools seek lease of north civic center

Benson Public Schools is moving ahead with plans for leasing the north end of the Benson Civic Center.

4-Hers take part in Clothing and Presentation Day

4-Hers take part in Clothing and Presentation Day
by Alyssa Wittnebel, Swift County 4-H Summer Intern

Swift County's 120th fair set to begin Wednesday

Swift County’s 120th annual fair gets underway next Wednesday, Aug. 16, and continues through Sunday, Aug.

County will move ahead with second phase of CIP

Commissioners want to devise best plan for 6W, sheriff’s office renovations

Collins files for mayor; Schreck, Smith join Evenson in council race

Benson City Council Member Teri Collins, who is currently in the second year of her first four-year council term, has

RDA could see state funds freed for broader use

A one-time change in Minnesota law could help Swift County free up restricted funds for a broad array of economic dev

Citing labor intensive costs, Swift County ends drug court participation

Despite what looked to be a successful program in helping people turn their lives around, Swift County’s experiment w

4-H Horse Show

Pictured: Rylee Erickson, a member of the Clontarf Haymakers 4-H Club, works with her horse, Sugar Cookie, during the

Drought conditions creeping into western Minnesota; June, July both short of rain

Crops starting to show stress, yards turning brown, water levels falling in lakes and streams – all signs that the ar

Road construction wrapping up

After a couple long months of road construction in Benson, the end is getting near.

Filings open for Benson council; close Aug. 15

Filings opened Tuesday morning for the Benson City Council and will remain open until Tuesday, Aug.

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