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Julie Beddow-Schubert has a vision for improving Benson schools

Though she has been on the job for less than a month, new District 777 Supt.

Election 2026: So far, no school board filings

As of Monday evening, no candidates had filed for election to the District 777 Board of Education.

Benson will proceed with annexing industrial park

Back in the spring of 2020, the City of Benson purchased 127 acres of land just south of its city limits and east of

Kid Day Marches on
Fire danger in Northern Minnesota

Red Flag Warning for four counties in northern MN.
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Kid Day Parade • Saturday 10a.m.

Swift County Veterans will be honored during the Kid Day parade as its grand marshals.

Hottest days of the year - dog days of summer

For the entire week, the National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning as the combination of temperatur

Kid Day underway

Benson’s 95th Kid Day celebration is underway with this year’s parade Saturday honoring the area’s veterans. 

Barrels of fun
County detective sergeant decision delayed until December

A request to add a detective sergeant to the Swift County Sheriff’s Office is a decision the county board of commissi

County weighs highway needs and cost priorities

With limited funds to make very costly road improvements, where should the Swift County Highway Department focus its

Water sampling shows elevated lead and copper levels

While the vast majority of the water service lines in Benson are free of lead, there are still some remaining that wi

250th Celebration
Children’s’ Theatre
MPCA responds to comments

Correction: In our story last week with the headline “Not all farmers, rural residents pleased with MPCA Rivervie

Record high dew point, heat index set Monday

Monday Benson set a record heat index temperature and came 2 degrees away from tying the state record for the highest

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