WALKER - The Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation (LLAWF) is offering a free cabin succession workshop, "Your Cabin, Your Family, Your Legacy" on August 27, 2010, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Walker Community Center, Walker, Minnesota. Funding is provided by the Lake Country Power Operation Roundup Program.
WALKER - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to name Probation Director Reno Wells to succeed retiring Health, Human and Veterans Services Director Ane Rogers, effective Jan. 1.
WALKER - The Cass County Board Tuesday approved a letter of support for and interest in the proposed Palisade Energy Park LLC gasification project, which would process solid waste (garbage) into usable energy and products.
WALKER - Cass County home sales so far in 2010 have increased in number and average value about 9 percent, according to Penny Vikre, assessing department appraisal supervisor.
WALKER - The University of Minnesota Extension Service selected Brad and Nancy Stockman as the 2010 Cass County Farm Family of the Year. The Cass County Board recognized their achievement at Tuesday's county board meeting. They appeared before the board with their son, Austin, to receive the award.
The Cass County Sheriff Department is beginning another year of partnership with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota to increase the ways that citizens can anonymously pass on information to help solve crimes.
REMER - Cass County has 5,596 old tax record and assessment books stored in a courthouse sub-basement, Katy Norby, county recorder reported Tuesday to the county board now that a seven-month inventory has been completed.
REMER - Cass County will use $230,042 of the dividend received from Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust this year to increase the county's designated fund for uninsured losses from $500,000 to $730,042.
REMER - Cass County Board will hold public hearings at the regular board meetings Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. the courthouse in Walker and Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at East Gull Lake City Hall on a proposed revised Soo Line Trail ordinance.
Of Cass County's 17,901 registered voters, only 6,133, or 34.3 percent cast ballots in Tuesday's Primary Election. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie had estimated voter turnout on the state level to be 12 percent, however it did come in slightly above the 12 percent mark, but lower than the 2008 …
BACKUS -Cass County utility companies have recently developed a special challenge fund in partnership with the Cass County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). In this economically challenging year, these five utility companies were concerned about local economic development organizations and their ability to provide services. Together, they offered to create a …
WALKER - Cooperation between Cass County and the Leech Lake Reservation has resulted in improved services, some cost savings and this year some substantial federal funding for both local governments.
WALKER - Cass County's contract to board prisoners at Crow Wing County Jail continues to be the most cost-effective option for the county, Administrator Robert Yochum reported Tuesday in response to a board request for information on jail costs.
