LOCAL
Impactful pair named 4th of July Grand Marshals by friends and neighbors
Although they recently relocated from Longville’s Wabedo Lake, residents Anita and Dennis Zaske have spent over 50 years visiting and enjoying what our community has to offer its residents.
Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2021 Spring Dean’s List
Micah Link, Longville, was named to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University of Alabama 2021 Spring Dean’s List
Emma Barchus of Backus, was named to the spring semester Dean’s List and Torry Hirschey of Backus, was named to the President’s List at the University of Alabama.
Summer Teddy Bear Workshops at the Longville Library
The Margaret Welch Memorial Library in Longville will be offering six teddy bear workshops for kids this summer. Reading Colors Your World is the summer theme at the library and the Longville library has lots of colorful bears to go with it.
Remains of Missing Person Located
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on June 7th 2021 at 3:20 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a survey crew had located human remains in a heavily wooded area of Blind Lake Township, rural Cass County, MN.
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.
Longville Community Picnic July 22
The Longville Area Community Foundation is planning ahead for their annual Community Picnic and Membership Drive, so save the date! The picnic will be held on Thursday, July 22 from 5-7 p.m. at Stuart Memorial Park.
Hackensack Children’s Fishing Contest Week 2
What a beautiful day! The temp was right around 70 with a slight breeze. It felt great to be outside and watching all the smiling faces. It felt like more fish were coming in to the registration desk, but that might have been a trick of the eye since …
Lakeland celebrates America’s Independence Day
The celebration of America’s Independence is here once again! Each year, communities of the Lakeland express different traditions to show appreciation of this hallowed anniversary. Lakeland’s Chambers of Commerce have events planned through the Fourth of July week.
Turtle races draw crowds to downtown Longville
We all know that we are eternally grateful to our adult volunteers...Longville runs on it’s very generous and loyal volunteers ! But Longville also has an up and coming team of Junior Volunteers that we are grateful for and dependent on !!
Faith in Action volunteer highlights - Sara Coler
Faith in Action Volunteers have been working long and hard over the past years. As a way to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, Faith in Action for Cass County will highlight volunteers several times a month throughout 2021. Volunteers will be recognized for their services and awarded $20 gas cards …
DNR stresses safety after deadly few weeks on the water
It’s been a deadly start to the open-water season in Minnesota. As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year in more than a decade. In …
