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Farmers pushing to get crops planted

Despite it seeming like there wasn’t a lot of farm equipment in area fields over the past few days, farmers were maki

Public office filings open next Tuesday

Tuesday filings open for those interested in seeking election to local, state and federal offices in Minnesota.

City keeps wary on Minnesota Legislature

In the last days of its 2017 session, Minnesota’s Legislature passed the Omnibus Jobs & Energy bill including lan

Benson Power suppliers still hoping for help

While a bill in the Minnesota Legislature to provide financial compensation to fuel suppliers and haulers of Benson P

Sonsteng gift paying dividends throughout community

Applications being sought for $26,000 in grants

Wet fields continue to delay planting

April ended with the warmest high of the spring when it hit 80 degrees, but the month’s legacy of very cold temperatu

Bensons looks to annex 240 acres of Torning Township

The City of Benson has reached a preliminary agreement with Torning Township for the annexation of 240 acres of land

Jazz n’ Stuff Concert

Pictured are members of the Jazz I group, which closed out the Jazz n’ Stuff concert with five selections.  Also perf

First half of April coldest on record

For a while Friday evening it appeared the area had missed the big snowfall that was predicted to come with the weeke

Conferences give Benson business development leads

For the past eight years representatives of the City of Benson have attended the annul International Biomass Conferen

County looks at building multi-facility office space

Jail, sheriff, county attorney, 6W Corrections, human services under one roof

First week of April was coldest on record

Two record lows set
 

County offices to open in courthouse Monday, April 23

Swift County employees will start moving back into the remodeled courthouse Sunday, April 22, with offices open to th

Construction of Scandi Haven Village now underway

Assisted living-memory care facility already has more people interested than beds available

Peterson works for rural Minnesota in D.C., but finds effort frustrating

You think Washington, D.C., looks bad on television and in the news reports you read – it is actually much, much wors

Path is cleared for Xcel to purchase Benson Power

Two potential roadblocks to Xcel Energy purchasing Benson Power, LLC, were overcome in the past week clearing the way

Landowners cooperating with SWCD as it works with them on buffer law

Round one of the Minnesota buffer law is wrapping up as the Swift County Soil & Water Conservation District now w

Scandi Haven Village groundbreaking set for April 4

Swift County-Benson Health Services (SCBHS) will break ground Wednesday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m.

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