The Chippewa National Forest Christmas tree permit program is back for another holiday season. The Christmas tree permit program allows people to go to Chippewa National Forest and cut down up to 5 trees to use for the holidays. Mike Stearly of Chippewa National Forest shares how you can get your permit today. While many…
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From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: CASS LAKE, MN – Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on March 18th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire Department, and Hackensack Fire & Rescue held its 20th Annual Ice Rescue Training Course on Cass Lake. This year, after a 2-year COVID pause, approximately 76…
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Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that at 10:41 PM on Thursday, March 16th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance in locating a missing juvenile male in the Prescott Housing area, rural Cass Lake, MN. Initial information was that a juvenile male, age 8, left a neighboring residence and did not arrive…
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UPDATE: Alfred was found safe at a home in the area. The Leech Lake Tribal Police want your help in finding a missing 8-year-old boy. Police say around 5:30 Thursday afternoon, Alfred Desjarlait III left a residence on foot near 140th Street NW and Wakonabo Drive NW in the Prescott area of Cass Lake. He…
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Cass Lake, MN — The Cass Lake-Bena School District will be asking district voters on November 8th to pass a referendum to help them construct a new elementary school. The district is looking for $39,750,000 to build a new K-5 school on the same campus on their high school and middle school. Cass Lake-Bena Superintendent…
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