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2018 ends with winter snowstorm

13 inches of snow falls  between Wednesday and Friday

Rural areas now have less legislative clout

Metro area dominates DFL, state House

Benson sends PUC letter favoring Brightmark project

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News
 

Swift County voter turnout hits 70%

In the Nov.

15th annual Meander continues tradition of success

The 15th annual Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl had strong attendance and was well regarded by its many visit

CVEC, BioPro Power ask Benson for support on its joint project

Two firms seek to use small part of Benson Power site for steam generation
 
By Reed Anfinson

Daycare could be key to Benson area’s growth

School-industry collaboration and city beautification also important
 
By Reed Anfinson

Those seeking Swift County offices facing no opposition

Swift County’s two incumbent county commissioners who are up for re-election this November are running unopposed.

Community ‘therapist’ Griffiths coming to Benson

Benson has two full days scheduled for Nov. 15 and Nov.

Miller seeks 3rd House term; Koenen seeks return to Capitol

Lyle Koenen, a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Minnesota state senator and representative, is running against tw

Eight candidates seeking four seats on District 777 school board

Editor’s note: See Pages 8 and 9A for candidate profiles.

Wind, harvest activity increases fire danger

Windy conditions along with clear skies over the past 10 days have helped dry out crops and soils allowing the fall h

Appleton demo bids rejected

Swift County’s Board of Commissions voted unanimously to reject the two bids it had received for the demolition of th

Persistent October rains slowing fall harvest efforts

Rain has again slowed the area’s corn, soybean and sugarbeet harvest.

New 5G technology a challenge for rural America

Swift County is one of the rare very rural counties in America that has high-speed broadband internet service to all

Swift County veteran numbers continuing to decline

As World War II veterans pass away, the numbers of veterans enrolled with Swift County’s Veterans Service Office are

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