Cook County Republican CaucusCook County Republican BPOU will meet to caucus onTuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the log schoolhouse at theCommunity Center. Grand Marais Playhouse Town MeetingWill be held at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts onJanuary 23 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served!Any community member interested in theater as anaudience member, performer,artistic team, stage crew,or volunteer […]
Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids crosses borders
Grand Portage Lodge & Casino invites everyone to grab helmets and winter gear to take part in a truly international event— Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids on Saturday, February 8, 2014. For 11 years, Grand Portage has been hosting this event which takes riders on some of the most beautiful trails in the country and benefits children and youth with […]
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 […]
Trout opener
This Saturday, January 18 is the official Minnesota trout opener and I could not be more excited to get outside and start enjoying this winter. The weather has been so cold that I was forced to cancel a couple of days last week, so hopefully we can make up for the bad weather with a pleasant opening weekend. Slush has […]
MPCA wild rice study nears completion
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently announced that it has met its 2013 goal for its Wild Rice Standards Study and has released experiment and monitoring summary reports and data. The goal of the study is to enhance understanding of the effects sulfate has on wild rice and to help decide whether a revision of the wild rice sulfate […]
Two tough losses for Vikings
The Barnum Bombers were too quick and too experienced for the young Cook County Vikings when they met in Grand Marais on Friday night, January 10. Despite playing hard, the Vikings fell behind early and lost 53-27. The Bombers are 10-1 on the season while the Vikings are 1-5. The Vikings have several games to make up because of bad […]
Vikings fall to Barnum Bombers
The 1-4 Viking boys’ basketball team played the 9-1 Barnum boys at home on Friday, January 10 and fell to the Bombers by a score of 71-36. “The first five minutes of the game were probably the best that we have played on offense,” said Head Coach Pat Eliasen. “We used a 2-1-2 spread offense and slowed down our play […]
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, Jan. 611:15 a.m., Grand Portage: A vehicle was stuck on asnowmobile trail across from the old […]
