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Knowing where you're going at the Benton County facilities in Foley can sometimes be a challenge. Tomorrow (Tuesday) Benton County Commissioners will hear a plan to install direction signs on both sides of Highway 23, near the county buildings.

Benton County is joining in an effort to safely dispose of prescription drugs later this week. Sheriff Brad Bennett says they will take part in the DEA's National Take Back Initiative. Benton County citizens can drop off unused or unwanted prescription drugs at one of three locations, no questions asked.

Stearns County is one of the top ten richest counties in the state. A new report indicates Stearns had a total personal income of just over $5 billion in 2009.

Benton County Deputies will continue to patrol the streets of Foley, at least for now. During last (Tuesday) night's council meeting the council approved a contract with the county to run through June 30th.

There's been a lot of talk about the realignment of Congressional districts. But, now that the 2010 Census figures have been released, state and local governments are also beginning that process.

We have an update for you on Benton County's sandbag-filling volunteer schedule. Due to weather, all sandbag-filling shifts have been canceled through Friday. The next official day to volunteer fill sandbags is Saturday.

Benton County is looking for volunteers to help fill sandbags. The hours for filling sandbags are tomorrow (Wednesday) through Friday from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Benton County is providing a limited number of free sandbags to county residents. They'll be available on Saturday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m.

With warmer temperatures in the forecast, local emergency management officials are ramping-up their preparation for the potential flooding. Benton County Emergency Management Director Jim McDermott says they'll start taking regular measurements of the Mississippi River this week.

Cities across Minnesota are watching -- and waiting -- to see what the state does with their Local Government Aid. The city of Foley is no exception. Whether or not they have police service is in question.