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First week of April was coldest on record

Two record lows set
 

County looks at building multi-facility office space

Jail, sheriff, county attorney, 6W Corrections, human services under one roof

Path is cleared for Xcel to purchase Benson Power

Two potential roadblocks to Xcel Energy purchasing Benson Power, LLC, were overcome in the past week clearing the way

Peterson works for rural Minnesota in D.C., but finds effort frustrating

You think Washington, D.C., looks bad on television and in the news reports you read – it is actually much, much wors

Landowners cooperating with SWCD as it works with them on buffer law

Round one of the Minnesota buffer law is wrapping up as the Swift County Soil & Water Conservation District now w

PUC ruling clears the way for closing Benson Power

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News
 

School board looks at building security; safety measures

Every school district in Minnesota is re-examining its school safety measures and working on ways to improve them as

Scandi Haven Village groundbreaking set for April 4

Swift County-Benson Health Services (SCBHS) will break ground Wednesday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m.

County approves permit for 9,500-head dairy facility

Swift County has approved a conditional use permit for the construction of a 9,500 head dairy in Section 36 of Swenod

Possible option for Benson Power repurposing being explored by city

While it has been assumed that once Benson Power, LLC, shuts down in the coming months that it would then be prepared

County submits ‘Opportunity Zone’ proposals for Appleton, Benson areas

Swift County’s Rural Development Authority (RDA) submitted two tracts identified by the federal government as potenti

Spring arrives with more snow

Spring arrived Tuesday with more snow.

Cub Scouts and Ducks Unlimited group combine forces for duck house build

The Benson Cub Scouts and the Prairie Benson Ducks Unlimited Green-wings  got together recently for a duck house buil

Students airlifted after horrific crash involving van and semi, Monday

The Swift County Sheriff says there are no fatalities “as of right now” in a crash involving a school van and a semi

Mental health drop-in site sought for county residents

Trudy and Jim are two friendly people you might run across in the community without knowing they both suffer from dep

Crash Involving Van/Semi Monday - UPDATE

On March 12, 2018 at 3:42 pm Swift County Sheriff office received a 911 call of a two vehicle crash at County Road 20

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