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Plans for assisted living facility moving forward

Construction of an assisted living facility that would include independent living quarters as well as a dementia unit

Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday

First Evangelical Free Church is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for all area children at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 4 at th

Snow delays spring; lessens fire threat

After seeing a stretch of nine days in the middle of March where high temperatures averaged nearly 60 degrees, includ

Rail tax plan aimed at improving safety

If a proposal by Gov.

Waldbillig hired as new chief executive officer of Swift County-Benson Hospital

Kurt Waldbillig has been hired as the new chief executive officer of Swift County-Benson Hospital following a nationw

City transfers its Fibrominn consent agreement to CPV

Monday Benson’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution that would transfer all its operating agreements with Fi

A controversial tree comes down; golf course gets cleaning done

Volunteers worked raking and picking up debris on the Benson Golf Course Sunday to help get it ready to open later th

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday

During 61 degree weather the annual St. Patrick's Day festivities were held Saturday in downtown Benson.

Avian flu claims 44,000 turkeys

Editor’s note: Associated Press writer Kia Farhang provided information for this story.

City budgets $32,000 for next phase of rail crossing project

The City of Benson is taking the next step in developing a plan to address public safety concerns and traffic congest

Blood drive has large turnout

The BHS National Honor Society hosted a Red Cross blood drive last Wednesday in the auxiliary gym.  Over 100 units of

Area residents air concerns about property taxes

Nearly 40 people showed up at the Swift County Law Enforcement Center meeting room Saturday afternoon to tell legisla

Cool temps will give way to a warm end of week

This afternoon it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 10.

Police calls, charges filed; both are going up

Benson’s police force has seen a significant increase in the number of calls it is receiving annually and in the numb

Farmers filing suits against Syngenta

Farmers in the area are likely to be invited to a meeting in the near future and asked to join a lawsuit against one

Amazing Race show premiere in Benson

Bergen Olson can’t tell you yet if he won the $1 million prize offered to the winning couple of the 26th episode of C

First farm program deadline Feb. 27

The deadline to finalize decisions on base acre reallocation and updating payment yields at local Farm Service Agency

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