WALKER - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to delay placing for sale any portion of land the county owns at the former Ah-Gwah-Ching state hospital property until the board can review its own long-range plans.
BACKUS - With interest rates at an all-time low for a prolonged period, Cass County is feeling the effect on its investments. The county usually budgets lower than it really anticipates, so year-end figures usually show the county earned more on investments than anticipated each year. This did not work …
BACKUS - There were 23 percent more Cass County homes sold during 2012 than 2011. There were 23 percent fewer homes foreclosed upon in 2012 than 2011. Assessor Mark Peterson gave this report to the Cass County Board Tuesday. Not only is it encouraging that 796 homes sold in 2012 …
WALKER - Cass County Engineer David Enblom reported to the county board Tuesday that legislators changed the law in 2012 that applies to how state gas tax is delegated to townships. The law still states a county must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its …
BACKUS - Cass County Recorder Katie Norby and Probation Director Jim Schneider presented their 2012 annual reports to the county board Tuesday. Norby reported the number of abstracts, Torrens and uniform commercial code documents she recorded in 2012 rose for the first time in three years. Administrator Robert Yochum said …
BACKUS - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to contract with Jon Eclov to serve as the county's hearing officer for appeals of dangerous dog designations. The board took this action in response to a recent court decision that determined counties do not have to hold appeal hearings for owners of …
BACKUS - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson reported to the county board Tuesday that all snowmobile and cross country ski trails are open, being regularly groomed and in good condition. There is good snow cover on all trails, he said. The last trail still closed by trees blown down in the …
BACKUS - Cass County Recorder Katie Norby and Probation Director Jim Schneider presented their 2012 annual reports to the county board Tuesday. Norby reported the number of abstracts, Torrens and uniform commercial code documents she recorded in 2012 rose for the first time in three years. Administrator Robert Yochum said …
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday voted to continue working with the county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) on projects of mutual interest. The board also received a report on 2012 SWCD accomplishments. Cass was one of five counties to share a $144,000 grant, which was matched with an …
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday approved a request from Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to use county state aid highways (CSAH) 11 and 5 as detour routes while MnDOT installs a new bridge this year on Highway 84 in Longville.
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 …
