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Funding available for Cass County agricultural producers
Staples, MN — Cass County agricultural producers have an opportunity to receive financial assistance to attend an upcoming in-person educational workshop focused on profitable grazing management and farm economics.
Free Fun at Sustainable Living Event
Happy Dancing Turtle and Pine River-Backus Community Education are proud to host the 20th Annual Back to Basics sustainable living event at Pine River-Backus School on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Tax help offered to low to middle income families and seniors
Volunteer tax-aides will prepare income tax returns, rent refund returns, and property tax refund returns for low- to middle-income people with special emphasis for those older than 60 years.
Fire damages Cass Lake motel
Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on Tuesday January 27, 2026 at 10:01 p.m. the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire in a unit at the Whispering Pines Motel
Emily Care N Share seeks new home
Emily Care N Share (CNS) is actively searching for a new home for our commercial kitchen equipment.
Tuesdays are Game Days at the Hackensack Hub
For the next few chilly months the Hackensack Hub is the place to be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays for some hot coffee and games of your choice.
Immunization, Child and Teen Checkup, Family Planning Clinics and WIC Schedules
Cass County Health, Human & Veterans Services has announced their Immunization clinics, Child & Teen Checkup clinics, WIC and Family Planning clinics schedules for the month of February.
BSU Fall Dean’s List
Jamie Johnson, Backus and Rogue Bialke and Joseph Tande of Walker have earned Dean’s List honors at Bemidji State University for the Fall 2025 semester.
BSU Fall President’s Honor Roll
To be eligible for the BSU President’s Honor Roll, students must earn a grade-point average of 4.0 for the semester and be enrolled in at least 12 credits of coursework
YAH Club Game Results
The Longville Young At Heart Senior Club host Hand and Foot every Tuesday at 11 a.m.; cribbage every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 500 on the second, third and fourth Thursday of each month.
Author Will Weaver at Pine River Public Library
Award-winning Minnesota author Will Weaver will be visiting Pine River Library to read from his new book “Black Dirt, Bright Stars” on Tuesday, February 17th at 5:30pm.
Looking Back - Do you remember when...
Information for 100, 75, 50 and 25 year news briefs was researched and gathered by Renee Geving and Cec McKeig from Cass County newspaper archives at the Cass County Historical Society.
New Year’s resolutions set us up to fail
If you are anything like me, you spent the end of December brainstorming the perfect, “new year, new me” resolutions list.
