WALKER - Cass County's property value dropped 3.3 percent in the 2012 assessment that will be used to compute property taxes in 2013, Assessor Mark Peterson informed the county board Tuesday. The new valuation is $6,397,700,000, down from $6,579,700,000 in 2011. The county's value peaked in 2008 at $7,084,000,000. There …
WALKER - Mild temperatures and little snow have saved Cass County quite a bit of money and stimulated new building construction, according to two reports the county board heard Tuesday. "We think we're out of winter now," County Engineer David Enblom said, reporting his department saved $158,689.71 from what he …
REMER - Cass County hopes to save significantly on heating costs at county buildings located in Walker by switching from heating oil to propane gas before next winter. Central Services Director Tim Richardson said the conversion would leave the existing oil burners in place but add new propane burners for …
REMER - Reno Wells, health, human and veterans services director Reno Wells reported Tuesday 1,050 Cass residents have saved $169,092.55 on prescription drug cost since the county initiated a discount drug card program. This is an average savings of 66 percent over retail costs, he said. The TWRx drug cards …
REMER - Cass County Commissioners held their regular meeting Tuesday evening at Northland Area Family Service Center in Remer. The family center recently purchased a former private residence with 10 acres on the city outskirts with help for a down payment from the Blandin Foundation, according to Michelle Tessin, director. …
Cass County WIC nutrition program schedule for June has been announced. Pine River: Wednesday, June 6, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; and Thursday, June 7, 9:30 a.m. - noon, and 1-2:30 p.m., at the Pine River Family Center. Remer: Wednesday, June 13, 9:30 a.m.-noon, and 1-2:30 p.m., at Northland Alliance …
The Itasca Moraine Chapter has scheduled a 5.2 mile Father's Day hike on Sunday, June 17. Hikers are to meet at the North Country Trail (NCT) kiosk/parking lot at the intersection of State Hwy. 64 and East Steamboat Forest Rd., 4 miles north of Akeley. The hike will commence at …
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday approved funding its $50,835 share of a computer software system if other member counties also approve funding it. Cass has been a member of Minnesota Counties Information Systems (MCIS), based at Grand Rapids, for many years. The joint effort provides software for county operations …
WALKER - Assistant County Engineer Kris Lyytinen reported Tuesday to the county board that flood waters washed out 14 county roads at multiple locations in the rainstorms leading up to Memorial Day weekend. Most could be repaired by hauling gravel to replace as much as six inches of gravel that …
WALKER - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson obtained county board approval Tuesday, June 5, to spend up to $10,000 to participate in a five-county study designed to locate in-ground gravel resources. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), division of land and minerals, would conduct the study if state lottery funds are …
CASS LAKE - Community-based services, community networks and involvement of extended family may be among the factors helping to lower out of Cass County home child placement costs in recent years, Michele Piprude, Social Services manager, said. She warned, however, that number of children in out of home placement and …
CASS LAKE - Cass County and Leech Lake Reservation will split the cost for two road improvements and a recreational trail. County Engineer David Enblom told Cass County commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday night, held at Cass Lake City Hall, that Art Chase, Leech Lake Band highway department representative, …
CASS LAKE - Cass County will receive $480,000 this year from the three-eighths cent state sales tax to purchase forested habitat land in the county. Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson said numerous property owners have approached the county to sell their land to the public. Tuesday, the board authorized Stevenson to …
WALKER - Sharon Anderson, Cass County auditor-treasurer, described for the county board Tuesday potential costs she sees if voters approve the voter identification amendment that will be on the November ballot. Some of the possible costs to counties would depend upon how voter photo identification would be implemented, Anderson said.
WALKER - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson informed the Cass County Board on Tuesday that eight of 18 land parcels the county offered for sale at a June 23 auction sold, with a ninth selling over the counter since the auction.
