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County may help cover Prairie 5 shortfall

Swift County will donate up to $15,000 to the Prairie Five delivered meals program only if the other four counties in

Diamond Village has county backing

Swift County’s Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is seeking $2,974,508 in grant funding from the Federal Ho

Preliminary levy approved for HRA

Swift County has preliminarily approved a $620,000 levy for 2027 to support the efforts of expanding housing opportun

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CoreCivic sells Appleton prison

One day after it announced it had signed a contract with the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency to

Some in need may not get meals

Faced with a steady demand, inflating costs, and budget deficits, the Prairie Five meals program is sending out lette

DeGraff faces loss of 125-year-old church

Demolition of the Church of St.

ICE to use Appleton prison

Tuesday morning, Prairie Correctional Facility’s owner CoreCivic announced that it was awarded a new contract with U.

Local groups invited to apply for opioid grants

Every community has people with ideas that can make a difference.

A hot and very humid July

Drought conditions are spreading in western Minnesota as intense heat and a lack of rain take their toll on soil mois

County considers road responsibilities

Swift County has more gravel and bituminous roads to maintain than it has funds to take care of them.

New mileage numbers fuel county budget issue

Late in December each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces the mileage reimbursement rate for governmen

OHV Park discussions continue

While plans for the expansion of the Appleton Area Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)  Park expansion were derailed in Decembe

Julie Beddow-Schubert has a vision for improving Benson schools

Though she has been on the job for less than a month, new District 777 Supt.

Election 2026: So far, no school board filings

As of Monday evening, no candidates had filed for election to the District 777 Board of Education.

Benson will proceed with annexing industrial park

Back in the spring of 2020, the City of Benson purchased 127 acres of land just south of its city limits and east of

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