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Swift County's 120th fair set to begin Wednesday

Friday, August 11, 2017
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Swift County’s 120th annual fair gets underway next Wednesday, Aug. 16, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Swift County Fairgrounds in Appleton. Admission to the Swift County Fair is $2 per person, $2 per car, or $10 for one person and one car for all five days. Midwest Rides and... + continue reading
Rylee Erickson, a member of the Clontarf Haymakers 4-H Club, works with her horse, Sugar Cookie, during the Swift County 4-H 2017 Horse Pleasure Show, Saturday at the Shamrock Hest Riding Arena in Benson. The event gave the 4-H participants a chance to work on their horse showing skills before the Swift County Fair, which is set to begin Wednesday, Aug. 16.

4-H Horse Show

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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Pictured: Rylee Erickson, a member of the Clontarf Haymakers 4-H Club, works with her horse, Sugar Cookie, during the Swift County 4-H 2017 Horse Pleasure Show, Saturday at the Shamrock Hest Riding Arena in Benson.  The event gave the 4-H participants a chance to work on their horse showing... + continue reading
Sophia Curriel returns a shot for the Benson girls tennis team during action last year. Benson went 16-3 last year for one of the best girls tennis seasons in school history, but the team lost eight starters from last year’s team.

Benson Girls Tennis Practice

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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Benson girls tennis captains’ practice to start this week Captains practice for the Benson girls tennis team is set to begin Monday, Aug. 7 from 8-11 a.m. and is set to run each day at that time through Friday, Aug. 11 for players in grades 9-12 at the Benson High School tennis courts.... + continue reading
Western Swift County is now in an early drought stage, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions creeping into western Minnesota; June, July both short of rain

Friday, August 4, 2017
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Crops starting to show stress, yards turning brown, water levels falling in lakes and streams – all signs that the area has seen a lack of rain over the past weeks while experiencing very warm temperatures. June and July are the two wettest month of the year by average, but both came up... + continue reading
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Rylee Erickson, a member of the Clontarf Haymakers 4-H Club, works with her horse, Sugar Cookie, during the Swift County 4-H 2017 Horse Pleasure Show, Saturday at the Shamrock Hest Riding Arena in Benson. The event gave the 4-H participants a chance to work on their horse showing skills before the Swift County Fair, which is set to begin Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Sophia Curriel returns a shot for the Benson girls tennis team during action last year. Benson went 16-3 last year for one of the best girls tennis seasons in school history, but the team lost eight starters from last year’s team.
Western Swift County is now in an early drought stage, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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Swift County's 120th fair set to begin Wednesday

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