Eight lakes in Cook County targeted for spearfishing



The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in conjunction with the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected eight lakes in Cook County for spring walleye harvest using spearing as a method to catch the fish. The following lakes and walleye quotas are: Ball Club, 120; Caribou, 144; Cascade, 168; Elbow, 82; Fourmile, 119; Pike, […]

Two earn medals at Harold Fisher log rolling meet



With the popularity of log rolling growing every year, competition gets tougher and tougher at the tournaments, and the annual Harold Fisher log rolling meet held this past weekend in Hudson, Wisconsin, was no exception. The Cook County YMCA North Shore Rollers sent six kids to the meet, and two came away with medals, while four kids competed at a […]

Time to sign up for baseball



With spring slowly wiggling its way through the snow and grass peeking up here and there thoughts turn to baseball. It shouldn’t be too long before the sweet smell of grass and flowers and leather baseball mitts will be wafting through the air. And flies. Can’t forget flies—fly balls that is. With that it must be said that if you […]

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, March 3112:23 a.m., Grand Marais: Complaint aboutsnowmobiles driving on Third Avenue West.7:50 a.m., Tofte: Caller said […]

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. Jack Peter St. John-Stebe, 25, […]

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