Six members of the boys’ varsity tennis team traveled to Hibbing, Tuesday, May 24, to compete in the Section 7A Individual Tournament. Each team sends two singles players and two doubles teams to this tournament and the top two in each category, singles and doubles, advance to the state competition. Because of misty rain on Tuesday morning, the competition was […]
Portage Boats
June is here and the fishing so far this season has been very typical. The Minnesota side of Saganaga has been slow for bites but producing some real big walleyes if you put your time in. The water is warming up nicely and the fish are bound to turn on soon. June is a good month for Saganaga. The smaller […]
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 […]
Where are the fish biting?
From the great fish photos we’ve been receiving here at the Cook County News-Herald, it looks like the season is off to a great start. For the anglers out there who need a little help finding a good fishing hole, Jon at Buck’s Hardware and Tyson at the Beaver House provide some tips from local fishermen. Both Tyson and Jon […]
Ditmanson earns Eagle Scout award
On May 7, Cook County Boy Scout Troop 166 leader Dan Baumann presented Daniel Ditmanson with the Boy Scout’s highest honor, Eagle Scout. Ditmanson is the fourth young man from Troop 166 to earn this award in the last five years. Phil Solem gave some personal remarks and Zach Baumann gave Daniel the “Eagle Scout Challenge” by encouraging him to […]
Computer glitch causes bear hunt lottery to be rerun
Hunters who applied for a 2011 Minnesota bear hunting permit will have to wait a little longer to find out if they were successful in this year’s lottery. That’s because the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is rerunning the bear lottery due to a computer-related error. Though no bear hunting licenses have been issued, the DNR reports some hunters may […]
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, May 23 11:07 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller expressed concern that her friend was late returning from […]
