Where are the fish biting?



Here’s Hardware Hank’s fish report from Jon: Walleyes are still shallow and so are the lake trout. What I’ve been hearing about walleyes is to still fish in 8 feet of water or less. Some lakes to try include Poplar, Homer, Gunflint, Devil Track, Lichen and Caribou. Generally minnows (chubs) on a jig are producing as well as bottom bouncers […]

Grand Opening for the Mid-Trail Community Center



Every year I plant my tomatoes during the first week of June—and every year I lose a few to frost. This year proves to be no different. Anyone can be fooled once but it takes a real stubborn Swede, like myself, to get fooled every year. I covered them up at night with a tarp but a few of the […]

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 […]

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. Tuesday, May 289:08 a.m., Grand Portage: A counterfeit $20 bill wasreceived at the casino.9:27 a.m., Grand Marais: […]

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. Michael Beerthuizen, 57, Ontario, pled […]

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