CASS COUNTY NEWS

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 …

Walker man sentenced for murder

WALKER - Cass County Attorney, Christopher Strandlie reports that on Nov. 26, Sheldon James Smith, age 21, of Walker, Minn., was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison for the March 21, 2012 murder of Jason Dale Howard, age 22. Smith had previously entered a plea of guilty to Second …

Cass Timber Sales fetch lowest price pre cord since early 1990's

BACKUS - Timber backlog finally hit Cass County in October when the county sold only five of 17 sites offered for logging at the monthly auction. The price paid for aspen dropped to $15.91 per cord for the first time since the early 1990's, according to Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson. …

Volunteers needed to serve on Cass County Citizen Committees

BACKUS - Cass County is looking for volunteers to serve on county committees and commissions. Openings and application forms are posted on the website at www.co.cass.mn.us. Applications must be submitted by email to [email protected] or mail to Cass County Administrator's Office, attention Linda, P.O. Box 3000, Walker, MN, 56484, to …

Cass Planner Paul Fairbanks honored with two statewide awards

BACKUS - Crow Wing County Land Services Supervisor Chris Pence surprised Cass County Planner Paul Fairbanks with two statewide awards during the Cass County Board meeting Tuesday. Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators (MACPZA) made the awards to Fairbanks in recognition of his many years of service to …

Not a single citizen attends Cass budget/levy public meeting

WALKER - No citizens appeared Thursday night at Cass County Board's public hearing to present and receive comments on the proposed 2013 county budget and levy.

Cass 2013 levy continues at same level since 2009

WALKER - Cass County board approved the final 2013 levy Tuesday, setting it at the same annual dollar amount as the county has operated on since 2009 - $20,046,613. This includes the $461,000 that is levied only against people owning property within the Longville Ambulance District, which support that emergency …

Cass Commissioners award air conditioner replacement contract

WALKER - Cass County commissioners Tuesday awarded a $145,500 contract to low bidder of five, Gorham Oien Mechanical of Mora, to replace the air conditioner for the county law enforcement center at the courthouse in Walker.

Gov. Dayton appoints Judge John P. Smith to Minnesota Court of Appeals

WALKER - Gov. Mark Dayton announced Wednesday he has appointed Cass County District Court Judge John P. Smith to fill an at-large vacancy on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Smith will replace the Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright, whom Gov. Dayton earlier this year appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Cass 2013 levy continues at same level since 2009

WALKER - Cass County board approved the final 2013 levy Tuesday, Dec. 18, setting it at the same annual dollar amount as the county has operated on since 2009 - $20,046,613.

Cass Board gives final approval of revisions to land use ordinance

WALKER - Cass County Board gave final approval Tuesday to revisions to the land use, environmental definitions and subdivisions and platting ordinances. The changes will take effect 30 days from the date the revisions are published in the official county newspaper.
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