August 2017 was the third coldest on record for the Benson area with a mean temperature of 65.3 degrees, 4.5 degrees

Modern Day Slavery

Volunteers needed Saturday to put playground equipment together
 

Pictured, top: DeGraff area residents celebrated Labor Day with a parade, games and food in the park, and a tractor p

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

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

Though no one has committed to buying the Benson High School Trades and Industrial Carpentry class house this year, t

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

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

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

Photos and Story by Peggy Cameron
 

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

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

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

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

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

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