CASS COUNTY NEWS

Cass Commissioners eliminate Leech Lake representative from children's initiative board

REMER-Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday, Sept. 18, to drop reference to Leech Lake Reservation in the title of the county's children's initiative bylaws.

Cass County absentee ballots available

Voters in Cass County may apply online, in-person, by mail or by submitting a completed application via fax or email for absentee ballots for the upcoming Nov. 6 statewide general election.

Cass County Board: Employee health insurance premiums won't increase in 2019

WALKER-Cass County will not raise any employee benefit costs for 2019, the county board decided Tuesday, Oct. 2. Cass has a self-insurance program for its employees. It contracts with insurance carriers to administer the programs.

Cass County Board:Electronic payment practices set into policy

BACKUS-Cass County Board put into a new written Electronic Transaction Policy the practices it's been using to govern electronic payments the county uses.

Task force to update AIS management plan

BACKUS-Environmental Services Director John Ringle obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday, Oct. 16, to reconvene the county's Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force to update the county's AIS Management Plan.

State grants sought for road improvements

BACKUS-County Engineer Darrick Anderson obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday, Oct. 16, to seek Minnesota DNR grants to cooperatively improve two county roads.

Electronic payment practices set into policy

BACKUS-Cass County Board put into a new written Electronic Transaction Policy the practices it's been using to govern electronic payments the county uses.

Cass County unofficial results: 2018 general election

U.S. Senator U.S. Senator - Jim Newberger (REP) 7,328; Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 6,241; Dennis Schuller (LMN) 343; Paula M Overby (MGP) 105; WRITE-IN 1. U.S. Senator U.S. Senator - Karin Housley (REP) 8,077; Tina Smith (DFL), 5,277; Sarah Wellington (LMN) 505; Jerry Trooien (UNA) 120; WRITE-IN 4.

Commissioners receive updates on economic development initiatives

WALKER-Cass County Economic Development Executive Director Mike Paulus updated the county board Tuesday, Nov. 6, on projects the nonprofit has undertaken in the last year.

2018 highway projects come in under budget

WALKER-All Cass County 2018 highway construction projects were completed before the weather turned cold and cost less than the bid prices, County Engineer Darrick Anderson reported to the county board Tuesday, Nov. 6.

New program aims to help drivers who have lost thier licenses

WALKER-Cass County Board Tuesday, Nov. 6, approved a new program to help drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked to get a new driving license.

Cass County Board: Department heads receive positive reviews

WALKER-Cass County commissioners reported Tuesday, Nov. 6, all appointed department heads have achieved the requirements of their position in the last year.

Cass County Board: Land use permits rise

WALKER-Cass County issued 972 land use permits through September this year, up from 955 in 2017, Environmental Services Director John Ringle reported to the county board Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Cass Board weighs raising minimum age to buy tobacco products

BACKUS-When Jeri Seegmiller of county health services asked the county board to make Cass County's minimum tobacco or e-cigarette purchasing age 21, the board was reluctant to act as a single county but expressed some support for a statewide change in the law.

More uses possible with Federal Dam trail bridge replacement

BACKUS-An arson fire that burned the Soo Line Trail bridge at Federal Dam Sept. 6 could lead to replacing it with a new bridge with many more uses.
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