The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Swift County Board of Commissioners co-hosted a public hearing on a permit request by Dooley's Natural Gas for a $13.9 million pipeline project.
The Swift County Board will support the purchase and installation of a carillon system in the courthouse clock tower in Benson if citizens raise $8,000 or more toward its purchase.
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced an $830,000 grant to the city of Olivia for infrastructure improvements. The largest share of the funds will be applied towards a project to install a reverse osmosis water treatment system.