It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, Sept. 27 7:30 a.m., Grand Marais: Residential alarm on County Road 60. 9:10 a.m., Grand Marais: […]
Booster seat use up, crash injuries down
Since Minnesota’s strengthened child passenger safety law became effective July 1, 2009, crash data reveal a significant increase in booster seats — seat lifts that help adult seat belts fit children properly. During 2007-09, the Department of Public Safety reports only 44 percent of booster-age (4–7) children involved in crashes were in booster seats. In the year since the law […]
Conservation Officer Tales
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 […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Sonja Ingaborg McCollum, 34, Bemidji, […]
Current Superior National Golf management ponders future management
In meeting after meeting, the Superior National at Lutsen golf course has been discussed. It will be on the agenda of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) again when it meets on Tuesday, October 12. At its September meeting, after hearing reports on golf course conditions and marketing efforts and discussing golf course finances and management, […]
Healthcare challenges—
Hospital board candidate Q&AThe North Shore Hospital & Care Center board of directors faces multiple challenges as the healthcare system changes. To help you learn a little about the folks running for the hospital board, the Cook County News-Herald met with each of the candidates to ask a few questions. There are three seats open in this election year and all three […]
City to seek county’s help with relocating burn pile
After listening to citizen comments for over an hour on Sept. 29, Grand Marais city councilors concluded that it wouldn’t be a good idea to get rid of the burn pile. However, city officials also agreed that the collection site near the water tower on the Gunflint Trail needs to be relocated in order to prevent healthrelated problems caused by […]
Tofte Township tackles aesthetics and safety
Aesthetics of the town of Tofte were the subject of nearly every agenda item at the Thursday, September 9 Tofte meeting, ranging from a possible cell phone tower to Tofte lake walk enhancements to the desire to see the local salvage yard cleaned up. Before the start of the Tofte town meeting, the board members met with a representative from […]
CORRECTION:
In the October 2 Home Improvement supplement, the article Grand Marais home soaking up heat from the earth included the misspelling of a name. The Bluewater Geothermal system advisor is Russ Liupakka. More information can be found on Bluewater Geothermal at www.bluewatermechanical.com.