Benton County and the city of Rice are studying the possibility of creating an industrial park on the north side of Rice which would serve the existing railway in the area.
UNDATED -- Commissioners in the Tri-County area set their salaries today for 2014.
Stearns County commissioners elected to turn down a 1.5% salary increase and keep their current salary at $35,500 per year. They did not address the salaries of other elected officials like sheriff or county attorney...
Benton County has been dealing with energy problems for years and have finally found a way to be more energy efficient. In just a few short years the Benton County Government Center was able to reduce it's energy use saving thousands of dollars.