BACKUS-Cass County will publicly advertise for applicants from Oct. 20 to Nov. 3 to fill Cass's vacant county attorney position. Interviews will be Nov. 15 or 16. A committee consisting of commissioners Dick Downham and Bob Kangas; Health, Human and Veterans Services Director Michelle Piprude; Probation Director Jim Schneider; and …
BACKUS-Cass County Board took first steps Tuesday toward adopting a local Buffer Law Ordinance to manage vegetative buffers along the edge of farm fields, which abut waterways.
BACKUS-Sarah Smythe, income maintenance supervisor, reported to the Cass County Board Tuesday on client use of social services financial support programs.
BACKUS-Cass County could install its first county road roundabout east of Pine River if the county's grant application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation is successful.
BACKUS - Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson will step away from her current multi-assignment duties in that office to use her over 30 years of experience to become the county's new election administrator.
BACKUS-Cass County Highway Department reported the county had $87,188.59 net receipts from the county's online auction of excess equipment this fall after $1,062.92 in advertising expenses were deducted. In other action:
WALKER-Veterans Services Officer Jeff Woodford obtained Cass County Board approval Thursday to apply for a $10,000 National Joint Powers Alliance grant in 2018 to purchase a storage shed, which would be located on the county highway garage property at Hackensack.
WALKER-County Engineer Darrick Anderson reported Thursday to the county board the county's cost for the new highway garage at Remer looks like it will finalize at below $825,000.
WALKER-Lt. Chris Thompson told the Cass County Board Tuesday some of the criticism the county received in its recent jail inspection reflect tighter scrutiny by a new Minnesota Department of Corrections inspector.
WALKER-The Cass County Board Tuesday set the county's final 2018 levy at $22,307,860. That is 2.49 percent above the 2017 levy. The state requires the county to show the $503,000 levy for Longville Ambulance District in its total levy even though that is only collected from property owners in the …
WALKER-Reps. Sandy Layman and John Poston attended the Cass County Board meeting Tuesday to learn more about the county's concerns to take to the 2018 Minnesota Legislature.
WALKER-Cass had 33 inspectors on 35 lakes at 40 public accesses checking boats for aquatic invasive species during the 2017 boating season, Cass AIS Program Director Rima Smith-Keprios told the Cass County Board Tuesday.
WALKER-The Cass County Board Tuesday set a public hearing for 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at the courthouse in Walker for the highway department's Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.
