BACKUS - Cass County Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) converted to electronic records in 2013, moved more employees closer to the public and cross-trained social services and public health employees so they can take applications for either service.
BACKUS - John Ringle, environmental services director, reported permit applications this year reflect a normal level, being slower than expected for the rest of the year. While land use permits for new construction and shoreland alteration permits were up compared with 2013, applications for variances and conditional uses were down.
BACKUS - Cass County Land Department has successfully cut some routine expenses such as postage and phone service, but other costs such as electric and capital outlay for equipment and fixtures have risen.
WALKER - Appraisals the assessing department presented to the Cass County board Tuesday marked the first time in six years the county's overall property valuation had not dropped.
County has had to put more local property tax revenue into road pavement preservation, because state funding has not kept pace with the rising cost to construct and re-construct roads.
The Cass Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is ready to implement the first year of an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Program. Becoming educated on the threats AIS pose and taking steps to prevent their introduction is everyone's responsibility whether you live on a lake or not.
WALKER - Darren Joseph Sayers, age 45, of Walker, was sentenced to serve 100 months in prison after pleading guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree in Cass County, MN
WALKER - Cass County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 11 a.m. July 21 at the land department building in Backus on proposed changes to the county land use ordinance.
WALKER - Doug Carpenter of Deer River asked Cass County commissioners, acting as the town board for unorganized townships in the county, Tuesday to have the road abutting property his daughter owns near Bena surveyed.
WALKER - Cass County commissioners on Tuesday approved after lengthy discussion a policy to prohibit the use of any lighted or heated tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, in indoor areas where child care or foster care services are provided under license.
WALKER - Cass County Tuesday, May 6, joined the state departments of natural resources from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana in formally requesting a delay to study habitat of long eared bats before placing them on the endangered species list.
PINE RIVER - Chuck and Barb Norman of rural Pine River were named 2014 Farm Family of the Year at the Cass County Board meeting, held Tuesday night, June 17, in Homebrook Township. Susan Wake, Cass County Extension Committee member, presented the award.
WALKER - Carl Andrew Raba, age 43, of Deerwood, Minn. was convicted in Cass County Court, of four counts of Ineligible Person in Possession of a Firearm, one count of Receiving Stolen Property with a Value of More than $5,000.
