BACKUS - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept the third of six bargaining unit agreements with county employees. This agreement is with Teamsters Local 346, representing sheriff's dispatchers and records personnel. It calls for the same terms as two agreements the board signed two weeks ago with American Federation …
BACKUS - The off-again, on-again requirement for Eelpout Festival organizers to apply for Cass County's Lawful Assembly Ordinance is off-again. The Eelpout Festival which took place last weekend at the city park in Walker, placed people fishing for eelpout on the ice on adjacent Leech Lake.
BACKUS - Cass County has 16 tax forfeited land parcels available for sale, some for as long as five years, that no one seems interested in buying. Tuesday, Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson obtained county board authorization to re-appraise land values for these parcels before offering them on a future auction …
Hello! I would like to introduce myself for those that may not know me. I'm your newly elected Sheriff, Tom Burch. I'd like to welcome you to this column that will be published monthly in area newspapers. The "Sheriff's Corner" column will update readers about current happenings within the Sheriff's …
WALKER - Brita Sailer, Cass County hazardous waste officer, obtained board approval Tuesday to investigate ways to set up a collection program for waste prescription drugs. The Polk County incinerator at Fosston will accept pharmaceuticals for burning, she said.
WALKER - County Engineer David Enblom obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to seek federal forest funding for two road improvement projects. As part of the federal payment in lieu of taxes, the federal government passed the Secure Rural Schools Act in 2008 targeting money for roads to facilitate getting …
Hello! It has been another busy month for the Cass County Sheriff's Office. I would like to thank everyone for their compliance and cooperation with the vehicle travel restriction during the EelPout Festival that was held in Walker on February 18-20th. This restriction was put into place because of poor …
BACKUS - Jamie Richter, Cass County public health nursing director, reported to the county board the county spent $100,602 in 2010 on inmate health services. This includes the cost for a Cass public health nurse to spend 5.6 hours per week providing nursing care to inmates at the Cass County …
BACKUS - "Eelpout Festival went very well," Sheriff Tom Burch reported Tuesday to Cass County commissioners when he and Eelpout promoter Jim Gerchy appeared before the board. Burch said he worked with Gerchy to be more effective on lake clean-up after the February event and had refunded the $5,000 damage …
BACKUS - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to fund at least a study of a recreational trail route between Pillager and Baxter and, if full funding is available from others, also a trail route to connect the Paul Bunyan and Soo Line trails through Fort Ripley.
Cass County WIC nutrition program schedule for April has been announced. Pine River: Wednesday, April 6, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; and Thursday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. - noon, and 1-2:30 p.m., at the Pine River Family Center.
BACKUS - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to fund at least a study of a recreational trail route between Pillager and Baxter and, if full funding is available from others, also a trail route to connect the Paul Bunyan and Soo Line trails through Fort Ripley.
WALKER - Colonel Scott St. Sauver, the newly appointed Post Commander of Camp Ripley, informed the Cass County Baord Tuesday that many of planned training programs at Ripley this summer will be pre-deployment operations for soldiers going to the Middle East.
Hello! I am frequently asked questions about sex offenders living in Cass County and about the sex offender notification process. This month I would like to update you about what the sex offender notification process entails and what the Cass County Sheriff's Office is doing to notify you and help …
BACKUS - Deputy Bill Connor took his K-9 partner, Portos, to the county board meeting Tuesday to show their latest award to the county board. Portos, now 8 years old and recently re-certified, and Connor were recognized with the United States Police Canine Association Region XII outstanding performance quarterly award …
