Cass County

The 401 Water Quality Certification is required when construction-related activities are proposed near a navigable lake, river, stream or adjacent wetland in Minnesota.

Anyone who does winter road maintenance is invited to attend this free certification training on Oct. 8, 2025, at the Cass County Land Department in Backus.

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Division of Resource Management announced the finding on Sept. 15, 2025. Nearby Leech Lake has been infested since 2016.

The exercise will involve local fire departments, law enforcement, county public health and local volunteers, along with other county, regional and state partner agencies.

The free event focuses on practical ways to improve woodland habitat for wildlife, while keeping forests healthy and productive for future generations, the SWCD said.

On Aug. 28, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting incident in the Prescott Housing area in Wilkinson Township, south of Cass Lake.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office provided the updated information on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, and identified the victim as Theresa Kay Cechini, 59, of Cass Lake.

The 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive Aug. 26, 2025, after crashing a pontoon on the south shore of Leech Lake, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

The herbicide will prepare 15 sites across Northern Minnesota for reforestation work.

Quarterdeck Resort on the west shore of Gull Lake used to be one of the lake's smallest, but the new owner is planning its second expansion in three years.