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- Permit creates a stink
Commissioner Jim Bryant called it the most controversial permit he's ever seen. Yet the Goodhue County Board on Tuesday gave Terry and Barb LaCanne permission to build a turkey litter storage structure on their ...
- Local law nets 25 DWI arrests in December, about 300 for year
Law enforcement officers in Kandiyohi and Swift counties arrested 25 people for driving while impaired during December, with most of the arrests bunched in the weeks just before and after Christmas.
- Judge: Drug search evidence valid
A United States District Court judge has ruled evidence from a 2007 drug search can be used against a Mankato man facing a federal firearms charge.
- Stiel Bar Mitzvah
Rabbi Debbie and Steve Stiel announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Micah Jonathan Stiel, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan.
- Lemcke bail set at $10,000 with conditions
BENSON a ' Andrew Gordon Lemcke, 34, formerly of Appleton, appeared before District Judge David Mennis on Friday afternoon in Benson to receive a Swift County grand jurya TMs indictments on first degree, ...
- Friday scores, Saturday schedule
Minnewaska at Willmar Invitational - Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 205 Minnewaska 178A1 2 Benson 171 Yellow Medicine East 163 Willmar 133 Eden Valley-Watkins 113 Sauk Centre 106A1 2 Osakis at Brainerd Invitational ...
- Filling in Benson Park's blank slate
Golden Pool walks his 3-month-old chocolate Lab, Hershey, on a recent afternoon in North Mankato's Benson Park.
- Western MN Bracing for Weekend Winter Storm
Western Minnesota is bracing a weekend winter storm that could bring blizzard conditions on Sunday.
- Benson PD seeking info on hardware burglary
BENSON a ' Benson Police are investigating an early morning burglary of Zosela TMs True Value Hardware and are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the department at 320-843-4790. According ...
- When changes come, your body knows it
Bodies don't always like change. Women going through menopause often learn that.
- When coal was king for heat and power
Therea s still a part of life during Minnesota winters thata s based on a oegopher wood.a And just what is this wood? Ita s wood burned in stoves and fireplaces to produce heat.
- Lookiing Back
The Morris Area High School will present the musical play a oeThe Sound of Musica on Thursday, Nov.
- Swift County adjusts recount process
A spirited exchange between an official for U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and the Swift County auditor took place Thursday morning as the recount of ballots for the U.S. Senate was just getting under way in Benson.
- Charles Bergstrom
Funeral services for Charles Bergstrom of Donnelly will be held Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 at 10 AM at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, rural Donnelly.
- Swift County grand jury issues first-degree murder indictment
BENSON a ' A Swift County grand jury has issued indictments for first- and second-degree murder against Andrew Gordon Lemcke, 34, in the shooting of his wife Nichole Riley-Lemcke in their Appleton home on Sept.
- Benson police officer uses billboard for wedding proposal
There are many ways for someone to pop the question to their special someone - some propose over a fancy dinner, others near a sunset-blessed lake.
- A 7,000-year-old find awaits detailed analysis
WILLMAR a ' Too often, Janet and LeRoy Peterson have heard the tell-tale sounds of screeching tires and, soon after, a rap on their door.
- She's winning the war of her life
The breast cancer came hard and vicious, leaving Kathy Miller with a surgery-strained body and a drug-weakened heart.
- Red Mass honors state judiciary
ST. JOSEPH - It takes more than years of education and determination to be an effective member of Minnesota's judiciary.
Benson Classifieds
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City DescriptionBenson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,376 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Swift County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 12 and Minnesota State Highways 9 and 29 are three of the main routes in the city.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,451 households, and 880 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,360.5 people per square mile (525.6/km²). There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 631.1/sq mi (243.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.07% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 1,451 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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