Colin Everson graduated Cook County High School (CCHS) last spring with every intention of enrolling at Minnesota Morris to go to school and to play basketball. But somewhere along the line the Morris Cougars football coach found out that Everson was more than just a great basketball player, that he was also an All-Conference football player for CCHS, and the […]
Snow on the Gunflint Trail
Hopefully the Gunflint Trail residents are ready for winter because it is here. The high temperatures are going to be in the upper 30s this week and the brief appearances of sunshine have not been enough to melt it away. I hope we see some warmer temperatures soon, but it might not happen. This is a busy time for everyone […]
Volunteer safety instructor Eric Nelms honored
Eric Nelms of Hovland was recently presented with an award for 30 years as a volunteer snowmobile safety instructor for the DNR. The award is a lovely commemorative print of cardinals in snow. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Mary Manning made the presentation, noting that safety training classes are possible only because of the dedication of volunteers […]
Record number of gypsy moths caught
Trappers employed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) have caught a record number of gypsy moths this year. On Tuesday, October 22, 201, the department said that 69,400 gypsy moths were trapped in Minnesota in 2013, breaking the previous number record of 27,858 caught in 2009. Although trapping took place statewide, about 90 percent of the moths captured came […]
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 […]
Revisions to Canada lynx designation proposed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to revise the critical habitat designation for the Canada lynx (lynx canadensis) in the contiguous United States, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal would designate approximately 41,547 square miles as critical habitat within the boundaries of five critical habitat units in Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Washington […]
