Cass County News

Faith in Action for Cass County volunteers learned all about Emergency Preparedness at their spring training on Tuesday, May 7 at Union Church in Hackensack.

Staples resident Peter Achermann left his residence on July 24, 2009, to run errands and was last seen on Warner Road in Staples by the Crow Wing River bridge between noon and 1 p.m. His vehicle, described as a light blue 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon, was located off Crow Wing County Road 32, at the end of a minimum maintenance road on July 25, ... (more)

Brainerd firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 7:58 p.m. Friday on Brentwood Road but were canceled en route.

In the report on veterans' comments before the Cass County Board May 7, the Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly reported that Don Stehr made the comment that he would use the veterans satellite office in Remer rather than the main county veterans office, which is now located in Backus.

Cass County will offer 18 non-conservation land parcels for sale at a 9 a.m. June 29 auction at the courthouse in Walker.

Cass County Board voted Tuesday to seek state mediation and to hire Tom Fitzpatrick as legal counsel to represent the county in the mediation.

Grass fire season was in full force Monday as foresters with the Department of Natural Resources battled four fires in the Brainerd lakes area, including a 120-acre fire west of Jenkins.

Zack is a 5-year-old from the Baxter area waiting for a mentor. He is a happy and active little guy.

Two-thirds of Cass County's employee retirement program is under the direction of Congress and the Minnesota Legislature.

Senator Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, said the DFL Senate tax bill that passed Monday was so bad the DFL majority didn't have the votes to pass it on the first try.

We have 14 boys between the ages of 5 and 12 who are hoping a Kinship Partners mentor will take them fishing, throw a softball, go bike riding or get down on the floor and play Legos with them.

A proposed Woods Bay Aquatic Management Area on Roosevelt Lake in Emily could preserve pristine land for habitat and people.

Rep. Paul Gazelka, R-Cass County, voiced his criticism of the tax plan announced Tuesday by Minnesota Senate Democrats.

Emily Bukowski, 17, a Brainerd High School senior, is the winner of MN American Association of University Women's Young Women for Equity award.

Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie reports that on April 4, 2013, Frank Jesse LaRose, age 25, was sentenced for the offense of 2nd Degree Murder.