Schroeder township officials met on Monday, August 9, one day earlier than normal due to the state and countywide primary elections. The meeting was short with just a few topics discussed. Discussed first was the town hall parking lot, which is in need of repair. Clerk Carol Tveekrem said that one estimate from a contractor has been received but the […]

At 9:58 p.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010, a passing motorist noticed a truck on fire at 700 West 5th Street in Grand Marais. The Grand Marais Fire Department and Cook County Ambulance were paged and were on the scene by 10:06 p.m. However, the truck’s owner, Jeffrey Alan Liljestrand, Jr. had nearly extinguished the blaze. The fire department assisted […]

Just after 12:00 noon on Friday, August 6, 2010, Cook County Law Enforcement received a call from the driver of a motor home on Highway 61 reporting that a loaded logging truck heading northbound on Highway 61 near Cutface Creek was passing unsafely and had forced another vehicle off the roadway. When the truck was pulled over by Cook County […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Grand Portage arrested a Fort Lauderdale, Florida man considered to be a dangerous felon. Theman was wanted for charges of armed false imprisonment, tampering with witness/victim and felony battery. On August 2, at approximately 6:00 p.m., CBP officers were conducting primary inspections when they came in contact with Andrew Byer, 48, identified […]

On August 5 at 1:09 a.m. the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office received a 911 call reporting a possible suicide. Officers responded to 20 7th Ave W., Grand Marais where they found Gary Richard Schaedler, age 55, of Grand Marais deceased. Theapparent cause of death was a single gunshot wound. The matter is under investigation by the Cook County Sheriff […]

The illusion that Cook County is somehow sheltered from the stresses of today’s world is shattered when a community member or visitor is the apparent victim of depression and suicide. Depression is a serious illness than can be deadly. Experts estimate that at least 70% of suicides are a result of untreated depression. Untreated depression in adults can also lead […]

A Grand Marais developer and landowner has withdrawn his request to build a multifamily residential development on the upper side of Highway 61 at the western end of town. Speaking to the city’s planning commission Aug. 4, Richard DeWitt said he was only making the request for a conditional use permit because he was asked to do so by the […]

Lutsen property owner Lance Johnson lost his case against Cook County in Minnesota Supreme Court, but he showed no ill will at the county board meeting Tuesday, August 10, 2010. In fact, he offered his services as an attorney for projects on which commissioners might need help. Johnson brought the county to court in 2006 after his property along Highway […]