The results of a patient satisfaction survey taken at North Shore Hospital in the fourth quarter of 2011 are in, and they show responses close to state and national averages. At the February 16, 2012 meeting of the hospital board, Administrator Kimber Wraalstad said that small rural facilities generally do better than large hospitals. She said she believes this is […]

Tim Meyer of Meyer Group said he understands the concerns raised by the Tofte township supervisors when they received a much larger bill for architectural services then they had expected. The bill was presented to the board at its March 8 meeting by Supervisor D.C. Olson. It was $7,000 more than the $5,000 agreed upon by the two parties. “Neither […]

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Mary Manning received a report of a dead bobcat in the Highway 61 ditch near Fall River Road west of Grand Marais on Friday evening, March 16. The caller believed the animal had been shot. When CO Manning retrieved the bobcat the next day, she said it was obvious the cat had been […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an alleged deserter from the U.S. Air Force at the Grand Portage port of entry on Saturday, March 10. Caleb May, 21, of Biloxi, Mississippi was taken into custody by CBP officers upon his entry into the United States after a check of his identification revealed that he was the subject of a […]

There is a lot of truck traffic on Highway 61 and truckers should know about a new law now in effect regarding the use of cell phones. In response to a growing number of accidents, the U.S. Department of Transportation has prohibited interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. The new law went […]

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Inc. has announced the launch of its new website: www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org The website designers and the clinic’s website committee invite users to browse through the new design for services provided by the clinic, as well as coordinating services provided by other health care providers located within the same complex. Meet the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic board members and staff. […]

Another meeting was held to discuss the possible construction of a new community center on Wednesday, March 14. The purpose of the work session— which included members of the community center steering committee, county commissioners and School District 166 board members—was to seriously discuss the possibility of attaching a community center facility to the west end of the Grand Marais […]