BACKUS - Frank Sherf, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, presented five alcohol breath testing devices to Cass County Sheriff's Department at Tuesday's county board meeting.
WALKER - Cass County Probation Director Jim Schneider called the recidivism rate for teenagers assigned to Northwest Minnesota Juvenile Center (NMJC) "a challenge needing to be addressed." He cited the 2014 annual report from NMJC showing 758 teen admissions, with 458 of those being re-admissions.
WALKER - Cass County Board selected low bidder of six, Tri-City Paving, to reconstruct about four blocks of municipal state aid streets in Pine River for $893,285 this summer. This approval is contingent on the city of Pine River also approving the contract winner. Engineering estimates had anticipated the cost …
WALKER - "Other people are asking how we reached an agreement that works," Leech Lake Reservation Chair Carri Jones told the Cass County Board Friday at a meeting of the two governing bodies.
BACKUS - State proposals for child protection could have a huge impact on the process for responding to child abuse accusations and on the cost to counties.
BACKUS - Assistant County Engineer Kris Lyytinen obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to begin implementing his revised program to replace satellite county highway garages.
BACKUS - Assessor Mark Peterson informed the Cass County Board Tuesday the county's overall property valuation rose about a half a percent this year to $6,095,125,500.
BACKUS - Four family centers in Cass County reported Tuesday to the county board about the programs they offered and supported in 2014. Pillager Family Center has operated for over 21 years, according to Betty Doss, director.
PINE RIVER - Portions of the Cass County health, human and veterans services building have been very cold each winter since an addition was made to the three-story building in Walker about 15 years ago. Some rooms and hallways have been 54 degrees, despite the furnace running steadily.
PINE RIVER - Bob Goede of Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust gave Cass County commissioners a report on the county's insurance claims in 2014 during the board meeting Tuesday at Leader Community Center.
