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Some school scoreboards aged, failing

Benson Pubic Schools’ Activities Committee will be looking into the costs and a schedule for replacing scoreboards in

Northside Wagon Parade Celebrates reading and end of the school year

Pictured, top: After 37 years of teaching in the Benson elementary schools teacher Donna Tatge is retiring.

Memorial Day parade at 9:30 with service to follow

The Benson area’s Memorial Day service is set for Monday, May 29, at the Benson City Cemetery.

County board sets public hearing on solar panel law

Near North Branch in Chisago County 1,000 acres of land is now covered by 440,000 solar panels that are expected to g

County creates HR, payroll positions

With two 3-2 votes the Swift County Board of Commissioners will move forward with creating a full-time human resource

CNH donates $25,000 to BHS

In celebrating the 175 years of producing agricultural equipment for the nation and world this year, Case IH is makin

Secretary of State Simon stops by Benson program

Safe at Home offers a secure space

Bill to compensate Benson for loss of Benson Power, LLC; Dayton vetoes

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News

Hospital seeks county in-kind help with assisted living project

As Swift County-Benson Health Services tries to reduce the cost of building an assisted living/memory care facility o

Gail & Steve Svor selected as band festival marshals

Steve and Gail Svor have been selected as this year’s grand marshals for the Pioneerland Band Festival set for Wednes

County to invest $92,000 more in GIS

While Swift County personnel and departments have become active users of the Geographic Information System (GIS) pict

Monday’s snow may have broken a record

Benson tied its all-time May snowfall record when at least 2.1 inches fell early Monday morning.

Benson commits $10,000 annually toward daycare

Benson’s City Council agreed Monday night to commit up to $10,000 annually to support the daycare center for infants

NSP agrees to pay city nearly $23 million in compensation for losing power plant

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News

County preparing for move to Lewis Drug

Swift County offices based in the courthouse will be moving to the Lewis Drug building on Atlantic Avenue downtown Be

County hurting for STS workers

Through the years Swift County Environmental Services has used people serving time in the county’s Law Enforcement Ce

Hospital receives $500,000 RSF grant

In what should become the first of many significant grants awarded in the community in the coming years by the Robert

Benson Power could be closing by summer of 2018

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News

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