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Benson schools’ enrollment expected to be just over 800

Benson Schools’ enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year is just over 800 students in grades kindergarten through 12t

Area’s crops could use some warm weather to mature

Increasing moisture levels helped improve pasture and row crop conditions for many Minnesota crops, but farmers would

6W seeks to maintain supervision levels

Editor’s note: As 6W Community Corrections looks to balance its budget it has been studying its options in reducing s

Toxic ‘blue-green’ algae found in Lac qui Parle Lake

Blue-green algae, which can be toxic to humans and pets, appears to be in bloom in backwaters of Lac qui Parle Lake w

DU receives major gift in memory of Mike Commerford

Four Corners WMA Dedicated by Conservation Partners
Ducks Unlimited Major Sponsors Honored

Crop sprayer escapes injury

Crop sprayer escapes injury when plane crashes

Residents near Benson Ready Mix plant seek help from city to solve problems

Blowing concrete dust, small bits of concrete shot across the street imbedded in fences and house siding, loud truck

US farmers forecast to hit new corn production record

By Kent ThiesseFarm Management Analyst & Vice President MinnStar Bank Lake Crystal

Sportman’s Club seeks to create shooting range

Benson’s City Council has given the go-ahead for the development of plans for a shooting range at the site of the old

Deere to lay off 600 employees in Midwest

Agricultural equipment maker Deere is announcing it will indefinitely lay off more than 600 employees at four of its

Only 227 votes cast in primary

Ed Pederson and Grant Herfindahl will face off for the District 2 Swift County Commission seat in November after plac

Filing period for District 777 board underway

Four school board seats will be up for election during the District 777 Board of Education election, Tuesday, Nov.

Tiny Moving Parts slowly gaining national recognition

Taking a break from touring and working on a new album in the studio, the band members of Tiny Moving Parts were rela

Minnesota’s crops could use more rain, heat

Thunderstorms last week brought just over six tenths of an inch of rain to the Benson area last Thursday and Friday,

Swift County Fair to begin Wednesday, Aug. 13

The 117th annual Swift County Fair is set to begin Wednesday, Aug. 13 and continue through Sunday, Aug.

Highway 29 detour in effect

Roadwork started Monday  (July 21) on Minnesota Highway 29 south.

Benson studying major expansion of city cemetery

Benson’s City Cemetery is running out of space.

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