LOCAL
Lakeside Concert Series in Hackensack
Root River Jam will be preforming this Friday, August 22 at the Birch Lake Park Pavilion
Cass County receives 120 acres benefitting public
A valuable stretch of forestland in Cass County has been permanently protected and returned to public ownership, expanding opportunities for habitat protection, recreation, and sustainable forestry.
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.
Bob Savre Senior Men’s Golf League Results
A lively crew of 47 golfers turned out for the Bob Savre Senior Men’s League, forming 13 teams to battle it out across four flights, Stableford style.
Pine River man killed in motorcycle crash
Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on August 13th 2025 at 7:23 a.m. the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call with the caller reporting a motorcycle that had crashed on the Pine Mountain Lake Road, in Deerfield Township, rural Backus MN.
Corn feed tradition lives on in Emily Aug. 16-17
From last year’s Corn Feed, volunteers work quickly to shuck hundreds of ears of sweet corn in preparation for the Emily, Outing, Fifty Lakes “Lakers Lions” Annual Corn Feed
Officer-involved shooting in City of Walker
Walker, MN — On August 8, 2025, at approximately 6:39 p.m., a City of Walker Police Officer was flagged down by a resident reporting a male wearing only boxer shorts and acting erratically.
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.
Level 3 offender relocation to Cass Lake, MN area
Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that the Cass County Sheriff’s Office has been notified by the Minnesota Department of Corrections that a Risk Level 3 Offender relocated to the 300 block of Spruce Ave, Cass Lake, MN on July 24th 2025.
Composting! It is more than just coffee grounds and banana peels
I have taught a few soil health classes locally, and the feedback from attendees has been generally positive.
Get the Lead Out Competition at Laker Lions Corn Feed - August 16
The Crooked Lake Township Lakes and Shores Committee together with Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Army Corps of Engineers will again be hosting a Get the Lead Out Competition at the Laker Lions annual Corn Feed.
CORN, COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION
Pickled Loon and Lakers Lions host annual Corn Feed
The Emily, Outing, Fifty Lakes “Lakers Lions” Club will once again host their much-loved Annual Corn Feed on Saturday, August 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
