The results are in for the 2015 Trail Center Winter Fishing Contest. In addition to a free pancake breakfast courtesy of the crew at Trail Center Lodge and some fun prizes, the following folks won bragging rights. Walleye Donnie Sorlie 16” Northern Adam Mella 27” Splake Twinkie 18” Rainbow trout Adam Mella 11” Brook trout Julie Collman 14” Lake Trout […]
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 […]
A win in polar weather for Vikings
If anyone wanted to know where the Polar League got its name, all they had to do was show up at the Cook County Viking girls’ home opener against the McGregor Mercuries on Tuesday, April 7. With temps in the mid-30s and a strong wind coming off of the lake, the game was a test of toughness for all who […]
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 309:06 a.m., Hovland: Deputy assisted State Patrol withvehicles in the ditch off the highway […]
Matters of Record
Scott Dennis Platzer, 59, Lutsen, pled guilty Jan. 21 to charges of fifth-degree assault filed May 20, the court having dismissed additional charges of terroristic threats, assault in the fourth degree, hunting violation (not to possess loaded or uncased firearm or uncased bow) and disorderly conduct. Sentenced March 9 to 90 days in jail, stayed one year with supervised probation […]
