CASS COUNTY NEWS
Immunization, Child and Teen Checkup, Family Planning Clinics and WIC Schedules
Cass County Health, Human & Veterans Services has announced their Immunization clinics, Child & Teen Checkup clinics, WIC and Family Planning clinics schedules for the month of May.
Cass County Board: Last year busy for Cass County Highway Department
BACKUS— 2021 saw six new hires in the Cass County Highway Department due to resignations, retirements and newly created positions.
Cass County Board: Schneider presents County Probation Annual Report
BACKUS — Cass County Probation Director Jim Schneider and Minnesota Department of Corrections District Supervisor Mark Smith began their annual reports by presenting a short video to Cass County commissioners Tuesday, Apr. 19.
Cass County Board: Grant approved for an assisted living facility
BACKUS — Cass County Administrator Josh Stevenson began the Tuesday, April 19 Cass County Board meeting with two American Rescue Plan Act Grant (ARPA) requests.
Cass County Board: Prices down, expenses up for Cass County timber sales
BACKUS— Timber sales were slightly lower in 2021 with aspen continuing to be the highest timber sold.
Cass County Board: County turns back roads to Lima Township
LIMA TOWNSHIP — Cass County Commissioners met in Lima Township for a special meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 12 to conduct a public hearing to consider the revocation of portions of County Roads 132, 133 and 134 to Lima Township and vacate a portions of County Road 134.
Cass County Board: Despite COVID-19 challenges, Cass health and social services busy in 2021
WALKER—Cass County Health, Human and Veterans Services continued to provide services without interruption while facing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cass County Board: Commissioners consider several American Rescue Plan Act requests
WALKER — Cass County Administrator Josh Stevenson gave an American Rescue Plan Act Grant (ARPA) update at the Tuesday, April 5 Cass County Board meeting.
Scams affecting area businesses
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that the Cass County Sheriff’s Office has received and investigated reports of a scam directed at and affecting area businesses.
Cass County Board: Intakes up, programming expands at juvenile center
BACKUS— Mindy O’Brien, superintendent of Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center (NWMJC), shared the annual report along with a programming update at the Tuesday, March 15 Cass County board meeting.
Cass County Board: Hazardous waste collection days announced for summer
BACKUS — Cass County will offer five half-day household hazardous waste collection sites throughout the county this coming summer.
Cass County Board: Sheriff’s office activity back to pre-pandemic levels
WALKER—Calls to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office were back on the rise in 2021, Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reported, which may be a signal of a return to pre-pandemic normal.
Cass County Board: Cass County Attorney Ben Lindstrom presents annual report
BACKUS- County Attorney Ben Lindstrom shared the 2021 annual report at the Tuesday, February 15 Cass County Board Meeting of Commissioners.
Cass County Board: Cass County approves more grants through American Rescue Plan Act
WALKER -- County Administrator, Josh Stevenson presented three American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant applications for approval at the county board meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 1.
