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Farmers still working on corn harvest

Sunday and Monday’s warm temperatures were blown away by winds gusting to 40 mph out of the north Monday night.

Lightning protection essential to protect county courthouse

Sussner Construction, the company doing the $3.573 million renovation work at the Swift County courthouse, has recomm

BHS presents SHREK, The Musical

BHS presented SHREK, The Musical.

CVEC named Ag Innovator of 2017 by state’s AURI

Ethanol plant recognized for energy innovation and contribution to Minnesota’s rural economy
 

Parents seek answers on poor athletic team records

Persistent losing records affect not just the school but the whole community, school board told
 

Collins, Schreck, Evenson elected to council; District 777 operating levy gets broad support

Terri Collins was elected Benson’s next mayor in a landslide getting 626 votes to challenger Anita Flodstrom’s 76.

Mayor, two council seats to be on ballot

Next Tuesday City of Benson voters will go to the polls to elect a new mayor and two members to the council.

SCBHS continues to work on assisted living financing

Swift County-Benson Health Services continues to wait to hear whether or not the United States Department of Agricult

Benson man surrenders after several hour standoff

Thursday evening Benson police, with support from agents of the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force and Swift County Sher

Harvest nearly two weeks behind average

Farmers were in the fields as snowflakes cruised through the air driven by winds gusting to 43 mph Monday.

SCBHS working with county, city on assisted living financial package

As Swift County-Benson Health Services works to close the deal on financing that will allow it to build an assisted l

School levy before voters Nov. 7 funds daily operations

There are three key points District 777’s Board of Education and administration would like to make about the upcoming

Renovation of Swift County’s courthouse likely to go into March

While it was originally estimated that county employees would be moving back into the refurbished and remodeled court

August to October period already fourth wettest on record

The 2017 August to October period is already the fourth wettest on record and there are still 13 days left to go in t

Blandin leadership program seeks local participants

Eight-day program gives citizens skills to move their communities forward
 

BIDC to expand focus

Since it was formed in the late 1950s to help Loren Tyler expand his Tyler Corporation of Benson for the manufacturin

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