Halloween is set to be celebrated from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct.

Warm, dry weather has helped farmers make considerable progress with the fall harvest in the past 10 days.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon was in Benson last Thursday meeting with staff at Prairie 5 Community Action

Detailed, long-term global studies of the Earth’s temperatures point to a steady warming that has been going on for a

The inaugural Benson High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place Saturday night at the Benson Bowler.  Abo

Hunters going out for Minnesota’s pheasant season opener Saturday could get wet based on the current National Weather

Benson’s last elevator sitting along side the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks could be coming down yet t

Jonathan Pogge-Weaver submitted his resignation from the Benson City Council Monday night with his fellow council mem

Benson High School kicked off its Homecoming week Monday night with coronation of its king and queen.

Jonathon Pogge-Weaver resigns his Benson City Council seat

It’s been a wet late summer and fall.

Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season will open on Saturday, Sept.

When the Benson Golf Club approached the city council last year with its financial troubles, it pointed out that it e

The Swift County Soil and Water Conservation District has named Wentzel Family Farm as the 2016 Outstanding Conservat

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher, Monitor-News

Monday, August 29 was the first day of the 2016-2017 school year in Benson.
 

With the help of $103,938 in new state funding, Benson Public Schools is offering free preschool for all four-year-ol