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County Board approves Baker contract 5-0

Though Swift County’s Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to hire Kelsey Baker as the new county administrator, they wer

Miller keeps a hectic schedule as he represents his constituents in St. Paul

One thing you will notice when you walk into District 17A Rep.

Immigrants are needed for rural Minnesota to grow

State demographer, U of M study both say immigration is key to population growth

City buying Loen Electric building for new police headquarters

Benson’s Police Department will be getting a new home with the city council’s unanimous vote Monday night to purchase

Armory to be studied for new Benson city offices

Benson’s City Council approved spending $26,500 for a study that will develop a scope of work for turning the Amory b

Prairie 5 Rides is ending weekend service March 1

Prairie 5 Rides will stop providing weekend bus service in the City of Benson as of March 1.

Maintenance budget for schools being readied for February meeting

Over the next few weeks, the Benson Public Schools administration will be preparing its recommendation for priorities

County board votes 3-2 to offer administrator’s job to Baker

Swift County’s Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 in a special meeting Friday to offer the position of county administr

Breen’s fountain sees booming business in its final days

The era of the ‘Big Brave’ comes to an end

County sets special meeting after administrator job offer turned down

With a 3-2 vote Jan.

Four temperature records broken in the past week

After a bitter stretch of cold weather that dominated the first two weeks of January the temperatures have dramatical

County takes next step in $4.5 million courthouse renovation

Formal plans and specifications for a nearly $5 million renovation of the Swift County Courthouse and an upgrade of C

Talk of using Appleton prison underway at the state Legislature

Earlier this month the Swift County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with

Do-Mat’s opens new Benson grocery store

Lewis Drug, Fischer Eye Center also in new building

Administrator job offer delayed

After interviewing three candidates for the Swift County administrator’s position last Friday, the Swift County board

Swift County drug court has first graduation

Drug court breaks cycle of drug use

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