Late season snow has buried baseball and softball fields across the Northland, causing most games for most schools to be cancelled. In fact, in Polar League baseball only Esko and Barnum have played and that was against each other in a doubleheader when they split games inside the Metrodome on April 19. Fast pitch softball is no better. Only Barnum […]
Ashley Ross inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Ashley Ross of Lutsen was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Ross is pursuing a degree in psychology at the University of Minnesota. Ross is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
Receding snow
The sun came out and the snow melted. It is nothing short of amazing how fast the ground became exposed this week on the Gunflint Trail. A few patches of white can still be seen in the woods but its days are numbered—especially if we get some rain showers this week. With the last storm leaving a couple of feet […]
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 […]
Minnesota DNR launches “PlayCleanGo” to curb invasive species spread
Minnesota’s terrestrial (land-based) invasive species outreach program known as, “PlayCleanGo: Stop Invasive Species in Your Tracks” is kicking off a new campaign, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “The campaign aims to do two things: encourage outdoor recreation on Minnesota trails, parks and recreation sites and to educate and create awareness among outdoor recreationists about terrestrial invasive […]
GreenCorps now recruiting
Minnesota GreenCorps is now recruiting hosts and AmeriCorps members for the upcoming program year. Minnesota GreenCorps is an AmeriCorps program that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) started in 2009. AmeriCorps is a national service program that helps communities with a wide variety of challenges. Its goals include reducing solid waste and increasing recycling in communities, reducing greenhouse gases and […]
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 222:30 a.m., Grand Marais: Grand Marais man arrested forDWI.7:36 a.m., Grand Marais: Officer assistance requestedfor […]
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. Bradley Robert Emerson, 28, Duluth, […]
