City council considers handicap parking policy
Grand Marais City Council’s Sept. 25 meeting began with a visit from Rebecca Thompson of the American Legion. The manager of Post 413 was there to request a handicap parking space in front of the Legion’s First Avenue West building. Thompson said there are many elderly veterans who are experiencing difficulty walking and having trouble getting into the building from […]
Moose calves dying at higher rate than expected
Out of 49 newborn moose calves that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) collared earlier this spring, only 10 are left for researchers to track. Predators are playing a large part in their demise, but other factors have contributed to their deaths as well. Early in this project 11 calf deaths could be attributed to the trauma of being […]
Impact of government shutdown felt locally
Grand Portage National Monument was perhaps the most proactive local federal agency in the shutdown of the federal government due to the Congress’s inability to reach an agreement on the federal budget. The National Monument issued a news release on October 1, 2013 stating that it was one of the many governmental offices closed because of the “lapse in appropriations.” […]
Tofte request for communication tower goes forward
Two important hurdles to building a 190-foot communications and cell phone tower in Tofte were cleared when both the Cook County Planning Commission and then the Board of Adjustment approved the township’s request for a variance for a 1,000-foot setback and a conditional use permit at a special meeting held September 25, 2013 in the Cook County Commissioners room. Fearing […]
Anything but indifferent
The Cook County News-Herald is a member of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA), a statewide organization that helps us in myriad ways. As a very small rural newspaper, it is nice to have a strong trade association to turn to. MNA works on behalf of newspapers throughout the state, representing us at the Capitol, operating a press release service, providing […]
Current national affairs coverage appreciated
Editor Rhonda Silence’s Unorganized Territory column Privacy or protection? on “Snowden” was a breath of fresh air. It was a column related to current (and ongoing) affairs of the country and its people. Keep them coming. Lloyd GeillingerSchroeder
Pay attention and stop for school bus!
This goes out to all the people who have the privilege of having a driver’s license. Since school has started I have seen drivers from all walks of life—from locals, out-oftowners to Canadians—not paying attention and driving right through the red lights and stop arms of the school bus as it stops by my driveway to pick up or drop […]
Citizens appealing to MnDOT to remove rumble strips
For those of us who want to remove those rumble strips, a little history. In the 1960s, drivers were falling asleep on roads in southwestern states and rolling off roads (ROR). Studies showed these types of accidents (ROR) occurred most often on highways with long, level stretches of highway (three or more miles) and increased as these roadways entered gentle […]