BRAINERD – A revenue stream that brought millions of dollars into county coffers and passed on to schools, towns and cities will dry up in 2025 – at least for a few years. The U.S. Supreme Court declared Minnesota’s process for dealing with tax-delinquent property unconstitutional. The court ruled that Hennepin County violated the constitutional […]
BRAINERD – After requests for funding, Crow Wing County commissioners have put on hold the recommendation to use funds from the settlement with the Opioid Department for ongoing expenses with the sheriff’s department, particularly jail expenses. The funds come from the national opioid agreements with the state of Minnesota. In 2022, Crow Wing County learned […]
EMILY – Crow Wing County Commissioner Doug Houge was one of the first to be convinced of the benefits of tax-forfeited land for a park near Emily. Houge spoke during the grand opening of Little Emily Lake Park on Thursday, August 8, on a blustery and unseasonably cold day with whitecaps on the steel-gray lake. […]
