WALKER - Cass County Board approved hiring an additional eligibility worker for the Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) income maintenance staff, largely due to the increase in cases and complexity of the MNsure health care insurance data program.
WALKER - Cass County will hold the annual public auction of excess county property at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 at the county highway garage, 8045 County Road 12, Walker.
WALKER - Roads and sewage brought several Cass County residents to the county board meeting Tuesday. Terry Nagorski contacted Administrator Robert Yochum June 30 to express concerns he and his neighbors in Trelipe Township have about sewage pumped from septic systems being spread on vacant land near their homes.
WALKER - Environmental Services Director John Ringle reported Tuesday the department spent $20,443 of the $22,680 lake associations contributed this year to inspect boats for aquatic invasive species (AIS) and educate people about preventing AIS spread.
WALKER - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to set the preliminary 2015 levy slightly above that of 2014, because new construction has increased the county's overall tax capacity slightly for the first time in eight years.
WALKER - Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson informed the Cass County Board Tuesday the number of townships using mail ballots instead of voting at a polling place has increased from 28 townships in 1994 when it was first offered to 39 this year.
Zebra mussels have been confirmed in Cass Lake located in Cass County in northwestern Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources. A citizen discovered the zebra mussels earlier in the week while collecting shells on the beach on the southeast corner of Cedar Island. The area is a popular …
CASS LAKE - Cass County commissioners referred to the Soil and Water Conservation District Board (SWCD) Tuesday a preliminary policy for how the county plans to oversee the conversion of land from forest to agricultural use.
CASS LAKE - Cass County sold $12,650 worth of used county vehicles at the 2014 annual auction of surplus county property, plus $634 worth of office equipment.
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday approved rates and policy changes for 261 active employees and 130 retirees covered under the county's self-insurance program for 2015. An insurance committee representing supervisory, union and non-union employees recommended the changes. The county manages the program, with Blue Cross/Blue Shield processing claims.
WALKER - Cass County commissioners referred to their state legislators the issue of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) damage to private driveways where they cross highway ditches.
WALKER - Cass County Engineer David Enblom Tuesday obtained board approval to spend an additional $10,000 to match $40,000 MnDOT will contribute to additional archeological studies on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 77.
