Optimize: To make the most of; develop or realize to the utmost extent… (Webster’s New World College Dictionary, fourth edition). Optimize is what Betsy Perry and Vilnis Neilands do well. Betsy and Vilnis moved here from a small town in the Adirondacks of New York 15 years ago, but it “seems like forever,” according to Vilnis. That makes sense since, […]
State Patrol focuses on distracted driving
Minnesota drivers need to pay attention to this: State traffic safety officials and law enforcement agencies are launching a distracted driving education campaign on Thursday, April 19 which includes increased enforcement. The effort, coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety, will include ramped-up patrols from nearly 400 city and county agencies, partnering with the […]
State officers urge seat belt use
Eight of Minnesota’s first 10 motorist deaths in 2012 were not buckled up, according to preliminary reports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. DPS also reports a poor belt use period in December 2011. Preliminary reports from last month indicate 23 motorists were killed and only five were known to be buckled up. “These […]
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, April 9 8:41 a.m., Grand Marais: Deer struck and killed near Five Mile Rock. 10:49 a.m., […]
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. Kathleen Elizabeth Rose Michon, 22, […]
