WALKER - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson obtained county board approval Tuesday to advertise 18 non-conservation land parcels for sale to the public at a 9 a.m. June 23 auction at the courthouse in Walker. Bidders must submit bids at or above appraised values. Those values range between $400 for a …
WALKER - Administrator Robert Yochum reported Tuesday on the county board's meeting with area legislators in St. Paul during the recent Association of Minnesota Counties convention. Sens. John Carlson and Paul Gazelka and Reps. Larry Howes and John Persell provided progress reports on issues Cass commissioners raised. Cass has hoped …
WALKER - Cass County Board approved the updated county five-year capital improvement plan Tuesday. It calls for using solid waste fee revenue to replace the transfer station baler in 2014 for an estimated $225,000. It recommends implementing a new scale usage fee for trucks at the transfer station. Receipts from …
BACKUS - Cass County will lease to Minnesota DNR for a wildlife management area 82 acres the county purchased from Potlatch to be managed with 92 tax-forfeited acres and 49 state-owned acres in Byron Township. The site will be known as the Farnham Lake State Wildlife Management Area. As a …
BACKUS - Cass County will begin buying diesel fuel from local gas stations for trucks and highway equipment using credit cards. Kris Lyytinen, assistant county engineer, informed the county board that old diesel gas pumps the county has been using at county highway garages have been recording inaccurate gallonage. Additionally, …
BACKUS - Cass County Land Department's goal for managing 255,000 acres of land within the county focuses on creating a future landscape that replicates the natural effect that would follow rotating wildfires over different years. That county administered land includes 178,000 acres of upland timber, from which Cass sells an …
Sheriff Tom Burch reports that the Cass County Sheriff's Office will be conducting radio coverage testing for the new 800 Mhz radio system that went live on April 17, 2012. This testing will occur from April 30th to May 18th. The testing ensures that the guaranteed coverage of the system …
WALKER - Cecelia McKeig and Renee Geving will present a program honoring Cass County Civil War Veterans at the Cass County Museum, in Walker, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 7 p.m. Items from the Civil War will be on display. Feel free to bring items to share.
WALKER - Cass County has been paying about $100,000 per year for jail inmate medical care. That bill should be lower this year. The county board voted Tuesday to begin charging inmates for their medical care. Those who have insurance will be expected to use their own insurance. Those who …
WALKER - Whether you are a hunter looking for that perfect site on county land to hang your tree stand or a logger looking for a tract to cut, maps and GPS coordinates will soon be available on your cell phone. Bidders on timber sales from county administered land will …
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. …
