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Telemedicine technology gives SCBH staff near instant access to ER doctors

Swift County-Benson Hospital is now live with its telemedicine link to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Healt

Citizen’s group wants pool closing reconsidered

A citizen’s committee is hoping the school board will reconsider its decision in May to close the Benson indoor swimm

Community celebrates 29th Pioneerland Band Festival

Benson High School’s Marching Band led the 29th annual Pioneerland Band Festival Flag Day Parade on June 14.

City working to reduce copper in drinking water

For a more than year now the City of Benson has been working to get the amount of copper in its drinking water down t

Graduation for BHS Class of 2016

During the 126th commencement exercises at Benson High School the Class of 2016 graduated 69 students.  More pictures

25th Annual Elementary Wagon Parade

Pictured are Kelly Crabb, Sue Hopp, Donna Tatge, Loretta Burns, Kathy Berens, Roger Ebnet, Lori Klose, Cindy Upton, R

Vacation leads to Ascheman’s building successful business that grew through 50 years

Fifty years ago Ron and Donna Ascheman packed up their kids in the car and headed out of Minneapolis for a week’s vac

CVEC celebrating 20 years helping farmers, area

It started as the dream of a farmer and rural electric co-op manager.

SCBH seeks ways to finance assisted living facility

Swift County-Benson Hospital would like to start work on a $12.445 million assisted living/memory care facility on la

Drivdahl critically injured while fleeing police officers

People living along 12th Street South near Minnesota Avenue in Benson were awakened just before 1 a.m.

Plan calls for adding classrooms for early childhood education

School board focuses on work at Northside school

BHS Senior High Spring Concert

Pictured, Brock Duncan directs the Concert Band during its portion of the senior high (grades 9-12) Spring Concert, M

Benson is offered elevator for $190,000

Owners of the large concrete and wood grain elevator along Minnesota Highway 9 west have approached the City of Benso

Highways 9, 12 & 29 will be torn up in 2017

Next year the Minnesota Department of Transportation will be doing an extensive highway reconstruction project throug

BHS students win national BPA title

Benson High School won another National BPA title during the National BPA Leadership Conference, May 5-9 at Boston, M

School board faces tough future spending questions

Early childhood class space, junior high, pool all part of discussion

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