REMER - Cass County Board will hold public hearings at the regular board meetings Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. the courthouse in Walker and Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at East Gull Lake City Hall on a proposed revised Soo Line Trail ordinance.
Of Cass County's 17,901 registered voters, only 6,133, or 34.3 percent cast ballots in Tuesday's Primary Election. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie had estimated voter turnout on the state level to be 12 percent, however it did come in slightly above the 12 percent mark, but lower than the 2008 …
BACKUS -Cass County utility companies have recently developed a special challenge fund in partnership with the Cass County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). In this economically challenging year, these five utility companies were concerned about local economic development organizations and their ability to provide services. Together, they offered to create a …
WALKER - Cooperation between Cass County and the Leech Lake Reservation has resulted in improved services, some cost savings and this year some substantial federal funding for both local governments.
WALKER - Cass County's contract to board prisoners at Crow Wing County Jail continues to be the most cost-effective option for the county, Administrator Robert Yochum reported Tuesday in response to a board request for information on jail costs.
The Cass County Economic Development Corporation annual meeting to recognize achievements and volunteers will be Friday, October 22nd at Chase on the Lake in Walker.
WALKER - Cass County Public Health has scheduled community flu shot clinics in Hackensack, Walker, Longville and Pine River. Flu clinics will be held at the following locations:
HACKENSACK - Vowing to continue the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS), such as zebra mussels and Eurasian watermilfoil, by public awareness and education, the Association of Cass Country Lakes (ACCL) held its annual meeting Oct. 8 at the Hackensack Senior Center. ACCL is a coalition of 37 lakes associations …
BACKUS - The Cass County Board approved another cooperative venture with Crow Wing County Tuesday, authorizing Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson to advertise demolition of abandoned buildings on tax-forfeited land jointly for both counties.
BACKUS - More Cass County homesteaded properties but fewer cabins went into foreclosure the third quarter this year than in 2009. Cass County Assessor Mark Peterson reported Tuesday to the county board that 35 properties went into foreclosure the third quarter this year, compared with 33 last year.
WALKER - Judge John P. Smith has ruled in Cass County District Court that the county and the city of East Gull Lake, under the Minnesota recreational use immunity statute, are not liable for the injuries a bicyclist suffered while riding on a trail in East Gull Lake.
BACKUS - Minnesota Department of Transportation appeared to be pessimistic in a response to Cass County and Leech Lake Tribal Council's request to include Pine River to Walker in the four-lane upgrade for Highway 371 from Nisswa to Pine River
WALKER - Educating the public and metro area legislators will be key to preserving water quality in north-central Minnesota, five area legislators told those assembled for a fourth annual meeting Friday at Northern Lights Event Center near Walker.
