The two new members of the ISD 166 school board—Ed Bolstad and Sissy Lunde—settled smoothly into their new roles at the first meeting of the New Year, the board’s organizational meeting on January 10. Jeanne Anderson was elected board chair, Mary Sanders, board clerk, and Sissy Lunde, board treasurer. The board chose to continue meeting on the third Thursday of […]

The county is advertising for bids for snowplowing the new Hovland subordinate service district (SSD), but a public hearing has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 25 to revisit its existence. At its January 15 meeting, the county board authorized the Highway Department to go out for bids but discussed its desire to be responsive to the objections of […]

Grand Marais city councilors spent most of their time during the Jan. 9 meeting making appointments to various boards and commissions, with the majority of the positions being filled by incumbents who expressed interest in retaining their posts. However, it was noted that vacancies remain (on the planning commission and park board) and interested residents are still encouraged to apply. […]

Improvements will be made to the Grand Marais Recreational Park next year, but just how much money is available for those improvements and how far down the road the park board should look when setting its priorities were two main topics of discussion for the board at its first meeting of the New Year on January 8. Grand Marais Park […]