Thursday afternoon, a CenterPoint Energy natural gas pipeline ruptured in Benson, shutting down U.S.

Counties and cities across Minnesota are assessing their need for policies, ordinances, or moratoriums to address how

At last week’s Benson City Council meeting, it appeared as if the city was covered for legal services for its prosecu

Swift County has signed an agreement with Lac qui Parle County Attorney Richard G.

Benson’s City Council set the preliminary levy increase for 2027 at 6.5% at its meeting Sept. 28. 

Late last year, attorney Deborah K.

The Hillside Oldster
By Don Berheim

“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” is how John Keats described it, and it is finally here!

This is an important time of year for Medicare beneficiaries with a standalone Part D prescription drug plan, a Medic

Last month, the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis ann

What are the challenges facing healthcare in Swift County, and what role does CentraCare-Benson’s hospital and clinic

As he came into Benson last Wednesday, with the sun in his rearview mirror, Dr.

Approximately $40,000 in grants are available through the Benson Area Community Foundation, the Dr. R.

As presented to the Swift County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday, the 2027 budget would see a $590,214 deficit, w

To limit tree growth, the county sprays ditches to kill trees but there are a lot of miles of ditches to cover, and t