In October 2022, 11,000 older adults in Minnesota were turned away by long-term care providers because of staffing shortages. That number is staggering.   The long-term care profession has …

There is a lot to unpack in the editor’s Jan. 3 article about gender and market value, but I will only highlight a couple of his main points. Jakob Kounkel, the Benton County News editor, …

I offer a suggestion to increase interest and readership in both newspapers.   A crime and courts section in each issue. Crime is and will be an item of great interest. Guest columnist …