Crops starting to show stress, yards turning brown, water levels falling in lakes and streams – all signs that the ar

After a terrible twister roars across the dusty fields of her beloved Kansas, accidental traveler Dorothy Gale finds

Sussner $3.573 million bid accepted for courthouse work
 

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher

Benson Mayor Gary Landmark said Monday night that he would not file for a second two-year term.

At its July 17 meeting, the District 17 Board of Education is to get a report on what it could cost to renovate the n

When the temperature hit 97 degrees in Benson Monday, it was the hottest day the area has seen since July 16, 2012, w

Pictured, middle:  Doll buggies used to be one of the most popular, and competitive, categories during the Benson Kid

By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News

Pictured, top:  Benson Police Officer Paula Wilson (right) speaks with the local Girl Scouts about the importance of

With an August deadline to decide whether or not it wants to increase its wheelage tax, the Swift County Board of Com

Benson has been awarded a $638,250 Minnesota Small Cities Development Program grant from the federal Department of Ho

The Benson Marching Band, under the direction of Brock Duncan, leads the 30th Annual Pioneerland Band Festival, Wedne

When a chunk of the plaster from the ceiling fell into the seating in the Junior High School auditorium the District

At its July 17 meeting, the District 17 Board of Education is to get a report on what it could cost to renovate the n

Should Swift County’s Board of Commissioners be the enforcing authority for buffer strips or should it turn that auth

Swift County is considering requiring rural landowners to get a permit if they plan on demolishing a building on thei