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Cass County welcomes new recorder; office reports steady volume and digitization push
Summary
Cass County introduced Greg Larson as its new recorder; outgoing staff reported 23,114 recorded documents in 2025, an 85% e-recording rate, and near-completion of back-indexing work through 1985, plus a new project to scan old attorney affidavits.
Greg Larson began work as Cass County’s new recorder this month, the commission was told, and outgoing recorder Deb summarized the office’s 2025 activity and ongoing digitization projects.
"In 2025, we recorded 23,114 documents," Deb said, noting that figure was roughly 320 more than the previous year and that the office’s e-recording percentage remained steady at about 85 percent. She told commissioners the recorder’s office remained self-sustaining in 2025, with income exceeding expenses.
Deb said staff are near completion of a back‑indexing project through 1985, with 1984 remaining to be completed, and have begun a new one‑year scanning and indexing effort for old attorney affidavits that historically had been filed, not recorded, and were discovered in basement storage. "We figured we'd get those in the system so they were safe and we can get those preserved," she said.
The recorder transition includes hand‑offs and training: Deb said she has prepared materials and will introduce Larson to other recorders at an upcoming Indrin meeting in Bismarck.
The commission did not take formal action on recorder operations during the meeting; the discussion closed with a brief question period and words of welcome for Larson.
