CASS COUNTY NEWS

Cass County Economic Development Corporation to hold annual meeting

Cass County Economic Development Corporation will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, Sept 27th at the Northern Lights Casino near Walker. The evening will start at 5 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner and speakers will follow.

Cass Commissioners meet District 9 DFL candidates

WALKER - Two more candidates for District 9 state legislative seats introduced themselves to Cass County commissioners Tuesday. This district covers the southern third of Cass County below Pine River and portions of Todd and Wadena Counties. Due to redistricting, there are no incumbents in the district.

County land auction will feature properties with reappraised lower prices

WALKER - Cass County has removed six properties from over-the-counter sales, had them reappraised at lower prices and will add them to another 10 parcels being offered at a 9 a.m. Oct. 27 county land auction at the courthouse in Walker. Most of the parcels are acreages. Three are smaller …

Gaalswyk will represent Cass in assessing Mississippi watershed flooding problems

WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday named Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk to represent the board on a newly forming joint county committee to assess with the U.S. Corps of Engineers flooding problems in lakes along the upper Mississippi watershed. Pat Medure, representing the Pokegama Lake Association at Grand Rapids, explained that …

Absentee ballots available now for Cass County voters

WALKER -Voters may apply now for absentee ballots for the upcoming November 6, 2012 statewide general election in person, by mail or by submitting a completed application via fax or email. For information and application forms contact the Cass County Auditor-Treasurer's Office at 218-547-7260, visit the Cass County website at …

County health insurance fees to increase 7 percent in 2013

BACKUS - Despite better than projected claims so far this year, Cass County's employee health insurance premiums will go up next year. Chief Financial Officer Larry Wolfe explained to the county board at Tuesday night's regular meeting held at Powers Township Hall that Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which administers the county's …

Cass commissioners approve five year solid waste contract

BACKUS - Cass County Board Tuesday approved a new five year contract for solid waste (garbage) disposal with two existing vendors, but with slightly different terms. Current five-year contracts expire November 2012. The new contracts will go to November 2016.

Cass County farm drainage ditch maintenance process reviewed

BACKUS - While farm drainage ditch maintenance regularly consumes a lot of time on some southern Minnesota county board agendas, not much has been done on ditches in Cass County since the ditches were installed just prior to the 1920s. Now, Ditch 9 in Wilson Township of Cass has a …

Cass Lake man sentenced to 11 years in prison

Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie reports that on October 1, 2012 Richard Leslie Larsen, 50, of Cass Lake was sentenced to serve 132 months in prison with a ten-year conditional release period.

Cass County Sheriff's Office Chaplaincy Initiative receives award

WALKER - Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch announces that the Cass County Sheriff's Office Chaplaincy Initiative was chosen to receive the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM) Volunteer of the Year Award. The following narrative was submitted by Kerry Swenson when nominating the Chaplaincy initiative for this award:

Cass County audit receives high marks from State Auditor's office

WALKER - Minnesota State Auditor's Office has issued an unqualified opinion after auditing Cass County's 2001 financial records. This is the highest level of opinion regarding Cass financial procedures that can be given. "The county was determined to be a low risk auditee," the audit report states. The full audit …

Cass County timber sales impacted by Sartell wood processing plant closing

WALKER - Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson informed the board Tuesday that Cass saw the first impact of closing the Sartell wood processing plant in the Sept. 27 county timber auction. For the first time in a long time, four of the 10 tracts offered for sale failed to draw a …

Cass County health service fees set - most on the rise

WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday set several county health service fees for 2013, with many rising, based on comparisons with other counties' rates and on Cass's costs to provide the services. While seasonal flu shots will remain at $25 each, the fee for other immunizations will rise from $3 …

Cass County health service fees set - most on the rise

WALKER - Cass County Board set several county health service fees for 2013 on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, with many rising, based on comparisons with other counties' rates and on Cass's costs to provide the services.

Cass County to update 911 system

BACKUS - Tim Richardson, central services director, obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to purchase new hardware and software to replace the county's 1997 Enhance 911 emergency service reporting system.
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