On Thursday, October 18, WTIP will be offering another election forum featuring Grand Marais mayoral candidates, incumbent Larry “Bear” Carlson and challenger Adam Harju. The mayoral candidates will be on the air from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. with WTIP’s Jay Andersen and News-Herald editor Rhonda Silence. They will be followed by the candidates running for vacant seats on the School […]

After responding to an emergency call to assist a Hovland couple suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and hearing what Lynn and Greg Barringer went through because a simple piece of medical diagnostic equipment was not available, the Hovland Fire Department set out to acquire a high-tech carbon monoxide monitor. The emergency response came at the end of […]

Numerous local businesses large and small, established and new have recently requested funding from the Cook County Revolving Loan Fund. On October 9, the county board followed the Revolving Loan Fund Committee’s recommendations from its September meeting by approving requests in the following amounts: . 1010 Interiors: $5,000 loan over five years at 1.5 percent over the 10-year T-bond rate. […]

Some people in Cook County live on roads that are not officially kept open in the wintertime. That makes getting in and out a bit difficult. Two Hovland residents asked the county board on October 9 to consider creating a subordinate service district (SSD) so that the county could collect money from property owners for regular plowing of 10-11 miles […]