BACKUS-County Engineer David Enblom obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to award contracts to low bidders for a new county highway garage at Pine River and additions to the county garages at Pillager and Hackensack.
WALKER-Cass County Land Department got 47 percent of its operating revenue from timber sales in 2015, Assistant Land Commissioner Kevin Dahlman reported to the county board Tuesday.
WALKER-Cass County now pays more of its bills electronically than by paper checks, Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson reported to the county board as part of her annual report presented Tuesday.
WALKER-Pillager, Pine River-Backus and Northland Remer Family Centers provide support services to families to help families meet ongoing needs and find resources for emergencies.
WALKER-Dale Yerger, director of Deep Portage Learning Center, obtained Cass County Board approval for the Deep Portage Foundation to purchase and have installed a solar power system at the center.
WALKER-Cass County commissioners will hold a public hearing during their 9 a.m. June 7 regular meeting at the courthouse in Walker on the proposed five-year capital improvement plan.
WALKER-Cass County Engineer David Enblom obtained county board approval Tuesday to patch several paved roads this summer to prolong the life of those roads.
BACKUS-Cass County will hold the first of two public hearings at 1 p.m., May 23, at the land department building in Backus on proposed changes to the county land use ordinance. The proposal sets new definitions for accessory dwelling units, guest cottages, guest quarters and steep slope.
BACKUS-Camp Ripley Deputy Post Commander Chad Sackett presented an overview of the post's economic impact on the community and activities planned there for 2016.
BACKUS-Cass County Board approved Tuesday the county's share of a street project in the city of Walker. County Engineer David Enblom said the bids Walker received came in about 10 percent under engineering estimates. The county plans to resurface the street and install new sidewalks along portions of the project …
WALKER-Cass County commissioners selected Heidi Tumberg to succeed Melanie Wolfe as director of business management at Health, Human and Veterans Services, effective July 5. Tumberg currently is finance director for the city of Excelsior. She has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Minnesota State University Moorhead.
WALKER-Cass County's total assessed value has trended upward in the last year, but only by 0.53 percent, Assessor Mark Peterson informed the county board Tuesday.
PINE RIVER-Zoning permit activity is nearly flat so far this year compared with 2015, Environmental Services Director John Ringle informed the county board Tuesday.
PINE RIVER-Cass County Engineer David Enblom obtained county board approval Tuesday to begin right-of-way acquisition for the repaving project planned for County State Aid Highway 77 through Lake Shore in 2017.
PINE RIVER-Cass County Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson updated the county board Tuesday on some of the changes being made to the county capital improvement plan.
