CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass Lake man sentenced to 11 years in prison
Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie reports that on October 1, 2012 Richard Leslie Larsen, 50, of Cass Lake was sentenced to serve 132 months in prison with a ten-year conditional release period.
Cass County Sheriff's Office Chaplaincy Initiative receives award
WALKER - Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch announces that the Cass County Sheriff's Office Chaplaincy Initiative was chosen to receive the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM) Volunteer of the Year Award. The following narrative was submitted by Kerry Swenson when nominating the Chaplaincy initiative for this award:
Cass County audit receives high marks from State Auditor's office
WALKER - Minnesota State Auditor's Office has issued an unqualified opinion after auditing Cass County's 2001 financial records. This is the highest level of opinion regarding Cass financial procedures that can be given. "The county was determined to be a low risk auditee," the audit report states. The full audit …
Cass County timber sales impacted by Sartell wood processing plant closing
WALKER - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson informed the board Tuesday that Cass saw the first impact of closing the Sartell wood processing plant in the Sept. 27 county timber auction. For the first time in a long time, four of the 10 tracts offered for sale failed to draw a …
Cass County health service fees set - most on the rise
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday set several county health service fees for 2013, with many rising, based on comparisons with other counties' rates and on Cass's costs to provide the services. While seasonal flu shots will remain at $25 each, the fee for other immunizations will rise from $3 …
Cass County health service fees set - most on the rise
WALKER - Cass County Board set several county health service fees for 2013 on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, with many rising, based on comparisons with other counties' rates and on Cass's costs to provide the services.
Cass County to update 911 system
BACKUS - Tim Richardson, central services director, obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to purchase new hardware and software to replace the county's 1997 Enhance 911 emergency service reporting system.
Cass County home sales up, foreclosures down for 2012
BACKUS - Cass County home sales numbers and new construction permits issued are up, while foreclosures are declining in 2012 compared with 2011, according to environmental services (ESD) and assessing department reports released Tuesday. ESD issued 292 land use permits for new buildings and additions or private sewer installations the …
Cass County receives FEMA check for June storm damage
BACKUS - Cass County Assistant Highway Engineer Kris Lyytinen reported to the county board Tuesday that the county last week received its FEMA check for storm damage the county sustained to county roads in a June heavy rain event. Because damage in a Memorial Day weekend downpour only hit southern …
Child support telephone call campaign nets results
BACKUS - In this electronic age, Linda Nye found a personal phone call still goes a long way to solving a problem. She heads the Cass County child support collections division and is charged with collecting money from non-custodial parents to pay to custodial parents for their children's care.
Cass County Sheriff's Report: Oct. 20-26 activity
The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to the following complaints: Thunder Lake Twp. - Residents came home and found their front door open. Items were missing. A screen had been removed from a window.
Annual audit shows upward progress for Northland
Making budget cuts for Northland Community Schools has been a tough undertaking for the Board and administration the past few years. Brad Falteysek, representing Abdo, Eick, and Meyers, LLP, the district's auditing firm, Thursday, proved to the board their diligence has paid off, as shown in the annual audit.
Cass County's five family centers a source for families seeking help
BACKUS - Cass County's five family centers have become the primary resource people seek first when someone looks for a way to solve their problems or seeks help to improve their family's life. The centers began under the Children's Initiative with a PEW Family Foundation grant in 1994.
Cass County out of home placement of children declining
BACKUS - Among the children who are placed outside their own homes for various reasons, mostly at county expense, are some who spend 30 or more days in placement. Michele Piprude, social services supervisor, told the county board Tuesday that in the last year Cass County had 38 children in …
County sells 584 acres of land and acquires 785 acres
BACKUS - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson reported Tuesday the county sold 584 acres of land from January 2011 through October 2012 and purchased 785 acres during the same time period. He considers acreages the county sold to be non-conservation land. Of the 584 acres sold, 320 acres had no public …
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