WALKER - Michael McGee, contracting medical examiner for Cass County, reported 97 deaths in the county during 2012. He accepted 56 cases and released with a private physician responsible for signing the death certificate 41 of those deaths.
BACKUS - Cass County Sheriff's Office received 18,812 calls for service in 2012, according to Sheriff Tom Burch's annual report. That is an 8 percent increase over 2011. It includes calls for the sheriff's deputies, city police and fire departments and ambulance services.
WALKER - Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that the Cass County Sheriff's Office Recreational Division has been very busy this winter patrolling snowmobile trails, responding to complaints and checking grant-in-aid trail systems.
BACKUS - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to approve one of five pending two-year union contracts with county employees. Union membership for Teamsters 320, which represents deputies and jailers, approved the contract earlier.
BACKUS - While revenue from timber sales has declined recently, Cass County Land Department has increased its revenues by selling more land. This does not mean the county owns less land, however. A $557,000 grant in 2011 and another $619,633 grant in 2012 from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage fund created …
BACKUS - When Cass County officials attend the Association of Minnesota Counties legislative initiative in St. Paul this week, they will lobby for causes that affect the county. The Legislature proposes various plans to increase and decrease program aids to counties and payments in lieu of taxes. Cass will ask …
WALKER - The Cass County Community Health Board, with funding from the State Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant, is pleased to offer an opportunity for community organizations in Cass County to apply for funds to increase access to, educate on, and/or availability of healthy locally grown foods.
WALKER - Assistant County Engineer Kris Lyytinen informed Cass County commissioners Tuesday about road maintenance projects planned for this summer. The board approved hiring Traffic Marking Service to paint lane stripes on 185 miles of 39 roads in the county. Cass stripes on a one-, two- or five-year cycle, depending …
WALKER - Kevin Beal of Hackensack came to the Cass County Board Tuesday to ask, "Who is in charge of cleaning up Leech Lake following (the annual) Eel-pout Festival?" Having already met with the city of Walker's Park Board, he said it is his view that no one seems to …
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) published a report in January this year to show sources for highway funding in the state and where that money is spent in fiscal year 2013.
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday approved all but one of the county's two-year union contracts and approved the same terms for elected officials other than the board and for non-union employees.
WALKER - Assistant County Engineer Kris Lyytinen informed Cass County commissioners Tuesday about road maintenance projects planned for this summer. The board approved hiring Traffic Marking Service to paint lane stripes on 185 miles of 39 roads in the county. Cass stripes on a one-, two- or five-year cycle, depending …
WALKER - Kevin Beal of Hackensack came to the Cass County Board Tuesday to ask, "Who is in charge of cleaning up Leech Lake following (the annual) Eel-pout Festival?" Having already met with the city of Walker's Park Board, he said it is his view that no one seems to …
BACKUS - Post Commander Col. Scott St. Sauver presented his annual report Tuesday to the Cass County Board on activities planned for this year at Camp Ripley.
BACKUS - A delegation of veterans appeared before the Cass County Board Tuesday for a second time this month and vowed to return to each board meeting until the county again has a fully qualified veterans service officer. Kathy Ramos, the county's former veterans service officer, resigned effective April 5.
