Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Great Lakes Restoration grant to fund Poplar River projects
Tom Rider, president of the Poplar River Management Board (PRMB) sent out a note to the members of his board and a list of interested parties on Tuesday, September 7, announcing that a grant for erosion-control projects within the Poplar River watershed had been received from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). According to Gary Overmier of the GLRI, Cook […]
EDA settles dispute with MPCA
In an anti-climactic end to a nearly four-year-long debate, Director Matt Geretschlaeger announced to the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority EDA) board on August 17, 2010, that the dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), KGM Contractors Inc. and Short, Elliot, Hendrickson (SEH) Engineers over alleged construction violations at the Cedar Grove Business Park had been […]
Write-in candidate enters Grand Marais mayoral race
TheGrand Marais mayoral race is now a two-way race, with the entry of a write-in candidate, Larry “Bear” Carlson. Carlson announced his intention to run as a write-in candidate this week, challenging Mark Sandbo, who will be on the ballot in November. Asked why he didn’t file during the election filing period, Carlson said he was sure that someone else […]
Worker dies at Taconite Harbor Energy Center
The body of Kyle William Damberg, 47, of Duluth was discovered at the Minnesota Power Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder on Friday, September 3, 2010. A man picking up a piece of equipment called Cook County Law Enforcement at 1:41 p.m. reporting a man on the ground, unresponsive. Tofte First Responders and Cook County Ambulance were paged and responded, […]
Government entities hold meeting of the minds
Two county commissioners, three ISD 166 school board members, and five Grand Marais city councilors along with numerous public employees and interested community members met at City Hall Thursday, August 26, 2010 for their quarterly meeting of the minds. A few updates on city and county business were given, but the bulk of the meeting focused on issues related to […]
Bears visit Grand Marais apple trees
In recent weeks there have been numerous law enforcement reports of bears entering yards throughout Cook County—pulling down bird feeders and disturbing compost piles. There seems to have been an increased number of bears within the city limits of Grand Marais this year, including a mother bear and her cub that have taken up residence in the wooded lot below […]
Commissioner Fenwick live on WTIP
WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the Sidetracks music show, Classic Country with Carl Solander, School News, and of course Viking sports. There’s also the always-informative AM/PM Calendar shows. But did you know that WTIP is one of your best sources of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? It is—our county […]