The weekend of Feb. 19-20 marked the last USSA (United States Ski and Snowboard Association) Region 1 Planet Cup race at Afton Alps in Afton, Minn. Ten-year-old Reilly Wahlers (J5) finished the season with a fourth place in her slalom, a second in giant slalom and fourth for the combined. The USSA Planet Cup race was introduced in 2003 as […]
Gypsy moth treatment plans announced
Northlanders are becoming used to seeing little triangles of cardboard tacked to trees in the remotest of locations. After more than 10 years of gypsy moth monitoring, most people know that these are moth traps, put in place by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). And most people have read about or seen the planes that fly over to implement […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
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, Feb. 21 10:34 a.m., Lutsen: Ambulance requested at the ski hill for a17-year-old male with a […]
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. David Edward Brown, 25, Grand […]
