Cass County

Cass County plans to apply for $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding, on behalf of Cass, Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The money would go toward case management, to help affected residents with housing, access to services and long-term recovery planning.

Cass County leaders held a forum to better understand data centers, as officials prepare for potential impacts tied to growth in artificial intelligence and computing demand.

Cass County tornado victims are warned about cleanup scams. Residents should verify contractors, get multiple quotes, and contact authorities if targeted.

Adam Brodzinski says Taite and Lindsey Anderson had recently renovated and expanded the Conrad Road home, which appeared to be destroyed on Monday.

A suspected tornado left one person dead and several people injured in Cass County, Michigan. In an update from the county on Friday evening, Emergency Manager Manny DeLaRosa said, “multiple large structures — including homes and pole barns — sustained damage ranging from major structural impacts to complete destruction.”

The commissioners passed a resolution Thursday, urging local governments and utility providers “to develop and implement a comprehensive regulatory framework.” It also calls on developers to publicly disclose how much water they expect to use and where they’d get their power – along with steps they’d take to avoid financial impacts on local residents.

“We get calls from people in our plats and subdivisions who say, ‘What are you doing? We’ve never seen a truck. It’s been three days.’ Well, we know that,” said Bob Thompson, the managing director of the county’s road commission.

The county commissioners Thursday finalized a three-percent cost of living adjustment for non-union employees, along with matching increases for the prosecutor, sheriff and treasurer. That’s in line with the raises they got at the beginning of this year. But the clerk/register will see a raise of more than 12 percent, and the drain commissioner will get a raise of more than six percent.

Patrick Jordan had been on paid administrative leave since August 15, while the county attorney investigated allegations that he used derogatory language about Muslims and LGBTQ+ people while on the job.

Cass County Administrator Patrick Jordan has been placed on paid administrative leave during an internal investigation into allegations of derogatory comments.