How to Subscribe to or View the Swift County Monitor

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The Swift County Monitor is a local news site covering Benson, Minnesota and the surrounding Swift County area. You can read recent headlines and story summaries directly on the homepage, and the site provides a "Read or Subscribe" option plus a user account menu for logging in or managing an account. Full access to the paper's content is tied to that subscribe path, so if you want more than the homepage previews, subscribing is the route the site points to.

What you can view without an account

The homepage surfaces recent items across the paper's main sections, so you can get a sense of coverage before deciding whether to subscribe:

  • News — local government and civic stories, such as "Benson council sets preliminary levy at 6.5%" and "Gerads resigning as county attorney"
  • Local Life — community and health items, such as "Medicare Open Enrollment runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7" and "CentraCare receives community comment"
  • Sports — high school and local teams, including Braves, KMS, WCA, and Saints coverage
  • Obituaries / Death Notices — recent notices with names and dates
  • Opinions — columns such as "View From a Prairie Home"

Headlines, dates, and short teasers appear in the "Recent News" and "Popular" lists, which is enough to judge whether the paper covers the topics you care about.

How to subscribe or access full content

  1. Open the site at swiftcountymonitor.com.
  2. Look for the "Read or Subscribe to The Swift County Monitor" link on the homepage.
  3. Follow that link to the subscription path the site provides.
  4. If you already have an account, use the User account menu to log in or manage your account.

The site does not publish its subscription price, plan tiers, or payment methods on the homepage, so those details are only confirmed once you reach the subscribe page. Treat the homepage as a preview, not a statement of cost or terms.

Deciding whether it's worth it

If you want… What the site offers
Local Benson/Swift County government news Yes — levy, county attorney, and council items appear regularly
High school sports results Yes — Braves, KMS, WCA, Saints coverage
Obituaries and death notices Yes — listed with names and dates
Opinion and community columns Yes — e.g., "View From a Prairie Home"
Pricing and plan details up front Not shown on the homepage — check the subscribe page

If your interest is specifically in Benson-area civic life, school sports, or local obituaries, the homepage previews should tell you quickly whether the coverage matches. If you need statewide or national news, this is a local paper and won't be the right source.

Common snags

  • Assuming the homepage is the whole paper. The visible items are headlines and teasers; the subscribe link is where fuller access lives.
  • Expecting published prices. The homepage carries a "subscribe" signal but no pricing links or payment platforms, so don't assume a cost or a free tier from what's shown.
  • Looking for a login without an account. The user account menu is for existing accounts; new readers start at the subscribe link.