CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass County Board: County Permit Requests at Levels Not Seen in More Than a Decade
BACKUS - Cass County continues to see record permit activity. Environmental Services Director John Ringle, speaking at the Tuesday, April 20 Cass County Board meeting said permit activity in 2020 was the greatest it had been in over 13 years and, after reviewing the activity for the first quarter of …
Cass County Board: Pandemic brought Challenges, Successes in 2020 Highway Work
BACKUS- 2020 proved to be a challenging year in the Cass County Highway Department. County Engineer Darrick Anderson presented the 2020 annual highway department report to the Cass County Board Tuesday, April 20.
Cass County Board: County buildings reopen to public
BACKUS - The Cass County board approved restoring public access to county buildings at the Tuesday, May 4 Cass County Board meeting. County Administrator Josh Stevenson stated with decreased COVID-19 case activity and vaccine clinics having available appointments, it is recommended to allow public access to county buildings beginning Wednesday, …
Cass County Board: Commissioners take Board Meetings on the Road for the Summer
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners have begun their annual "road show" meetings held at various town halls around Cass County for the summer, with the first stop being at Loon Lake Township Hall. Commissioner Scott Bruns joined the Tuesday, May 18 meeting via phone with all other commissioner's present at …
Cass County Board Addresses Land and Water Access Concerns
WALKER-Land Commissioner Kirk Titus requested the board approve the installation of a gate at the Homebrook Hunter Walking Trail at the Tuesday, June 1 regular county board meeting. Titus stated that this spring the gate at the parking area of the Homebrook Hunder Walking Trail had been pulled out and …
Cass County Board Returns to Walker Courthouse Facility
WALKER - After 15 months the Cass County Commissioners met in the Boardroom at the Cass County Courthouse Tuesday, June 1 for a regular board meeting. Sheriff Tom Burch was on hand to request the board approve invoicing all Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) users for their radios.
Joshua Stevenson appointed to fill Cass County Administrator position
WALKER-Discussion was brief before Cass County Board unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson to replace Administrator Robert Yochum in November. "We are fortunate to have three very strong candidates," Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk said.
Kuschel's named Farm Family of the Year
PINE RIVER - Cass County's Farm Family of the Year is the Kuschel family. They own and operate Rocking K Ranch, southwest of Pine River. Susan Wake represented the University of Minnesota Extension Cass County Committee in presenting the award to the Kuschels Tuesday night at the Cass County Board …
Yochum reflects on decades of service to Cass County
WALKER-Robert (Bob) Yochum had a good enough executive job in 1996 at the age of 45 to to retire at 55 and move to a retirement property he and his wife, Germaine (Geri) had bought near Longville. That plan, however, never happened.
Bells named Cass County Farm Family of the Year
PINE RIVER-Susan Wake, Cass County Extension Committee, presented the 2017 Cass County Farm Family of the Year award to Roy and Tamara Bell, owners of Bell's Rawhide Ranch at Tuesday's Cass County Board meeting.
Marion and Christina Linn are Cass County Farm Family of the Year
BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-Greg Booth, Cass County extension committee, presented the 2018 Cass County Farm Family of the Year Award Tuesday, Aug. 21, to Marion Linn III and his wife, Christina Linn, at Blind Lake Town Hall.
Cass County Board: County honors Ken and Hope Johnson as Farm Family of the Year
BACKUS-University of Minnesota Extension Service recognized Ken and Hope Johnson as Cass County Farm Family of the Year during the Tuesday, May 19, Cass County Board meeting.
Cass County Board: Peterson receives Assessor of the Year Award
BACKUS - Mark Peterson, Cass County assessor, was recently honored and reappointed. County Administrator Josh Stevenson shared with the Cass County Board at its Tuesday, Oct. 20, regular meeting.
Cass County Board: County Officials Honor Outgoing Commissioner Downham
BACKUS - After 14 years of service on the Cass County Board of Commissioners, Dick Downham is saying goodbye. Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk presented a plaque of service to Downham at the Tuesday, Dec. 15 Cass County board meeting. Downham said it had been a pleasure to work alongside the other …
