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Eight candidates seeking four seats on District 777 school board

Editor’s note: See Pages 8 and 9A for candidate profiles.

Wind, harvest activity increases fire danger

Windy conditions along with clear skies over the past 10 days have helped dry out crops and soils allowing the fall h

Appleton demo bids rejected

Swift County’s Board of Commissions voted unanimously to reject the two bids it had received for the demolition of th

Persistent October rains slowing fall harvest efforts

Rain has again slowed the area’s corn, soybean and sugarbeet harvest.

New 5G technology a challenge for rural America

Swift County is one of the rare very rural counties in America that has high-speed broadband internet service to all

Swift County veteran numbers continuing to decline

As World War II veterans pass away, the numbers of veterans enrolled with Swift County’s Veterans Service Office are

BHS Homecoming 2018: Queen Paige Cain & King Jared Knutson

Pictured are members of the 2018 BHS Homecoming Royalty Court.  From left to right in front are Mya Kurkosky, Katelyn

17A’s Miller, Koenen to debate

The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities has scheduled a candidate forum to discuss issues relevant to the Nov.

Benson City Council supports letter of intent with BME

A letter of intent that spells out “general business terms” between the City of Benson and Brightmark Energy (BME) of

Growing season’s warmth leads to an early harvest

Minnesota’s very warm May 1 through Sept.

RCW rallies for 3-2 win over Saints

Renville County West rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat KMS in five games during a Camden Conference volleyball match

School board to hold off on proposed HVAC levy

Benson Public Schools will not pursue a levy for heating, cooling, and air conditioning (HVAC) improvements to the se

Benson bringing development specialist to city in November

As the City of Benson works to develop a strategic plan for how it will invest the $20 million coming its way over th

County approves $70,000 loan

Swift County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $70,000 loan at their meeting Aug.

June to August period 4th wettest

Thunderstorms rolling through western Minnesota Sunday morning brought nearly half an inch of rain bringing a tempora

DeGraff Celebrates Labor Day

Pictured, top: Kids and adults lined the street in DeGraff Sunday for the annual Labor Day observance.
 

Eight file for 777 board of education

When voters go to the polls to choose those they want to represent them on the District 777 Board of Education they a

Digging in the Dirt

A representative from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gave a presentation to area youth Monday, Aug.

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