BACKUS-Associate Dean of Extension and Minnesota 4-H Director Dorothy McCargo Freeman recognized Cass County Extension 4-H Program Coordinator Nic Podoll with an award for courage and innovation.
BACKUS-Cass County Elections Administrator Sharon Anderson obtained county board approval Tuesday to purchase 34 new vote tabulators and one central vote counter for $264,923.
BACKUS-Cass County Board selected Jessica Manifold as the new Environmental Services Department assistant director. Manifold holds a bachelor of science degree in public affairs with a major in environmental science and management.
BACKUS-Cass County Land Department received slightly less than half its revenue in 2017 from timber sales and extensions and spent around 20 percent of outgoing money on salaries and staff to manage county-owned and tax-forfeited land.
WALKER-Cass County commissioners got their first look Tuesday at the proposed capital improvement plan for the next five years. They will host a public hearing at their 9 a.m. June 5 meeting at the courthouse in Walker before adopting a final plan.
WALKER-Cass County Board will host a public hearing at the 6 p.m. May 15 regular board meeting at Bena City Hall, 38 County Road 8 in Bena, on a proposal to amend the county liquor ordinance to allow on- and off-sale licenses for breweries with taprooms.
WALKER-Cass County commissioners elected Commissioner Bob Kangas as 2018 chair and Commissioner Scott Bruns as vice-chair Tuesday. They adopted the same rules of business for conducting county board meetings as they used in 2017.
WALKER-Cass County Highway Department annual report submitted to the county board Tuesday shows the newer local option sales tax the county now collects for highway improvements will add over $1 million annually for more projects.
BENA-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane presented proposed amendments to the county's liquor ordinance Tuesday at the county board's regular meeting at Bena City Hall Tuesday night.
BENA - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend a cooperative agreement for the Gull Lake Walking and Biking Trail with Crow Wing County; the cities of East Gull Lake and Nisswa, and Fairview Township.
BENA-If Cass County residents don't vote this fall, it certainly isn't going to be the county's fault if Elections Administrator Sharon Anderson has anything to say about it. She updated the county board Tuesday with additional outreach she has planned.
WALKER-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane obtained county board approval Tuesday, June 5, for the county's five-year capital improvement plan. The plan had no major changes since presented at the May 1 board meeting.
WALKER-Cass County Board voted Tuesday, June 5, to table proposed changes to the Countywide Land Use Ordinance until the section limiting allowable animal units per property is clarified, so it clearly does not apply to farms.
WALKER-Cass County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday, June 5, to support a joint effort to seek state money to buy land within the county for future preservation.
