The Cook County ATV Club reminds parents that an ATV Safety Training course is available in May for students, ages 11 – 15. Sign up now for a safe summer! The course is part independent study and part field test. When students sign up, they receive a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) CD to study for the written test […]
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 […]
Bear hunt applications available; deadline is May 1
Applications for Minnesota bear hunting licenses are being accepted now through May 1 at all Department of Natural Resources license agents, online at www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense and by telephone at 888-665-4236. A total of 3,700 licenses are available in 11 permit areas. Bear licenses cost $45 for residents and $231 for nonresidents, and there is a $5 application fee. The season opens […]
Lakes are “popping-up”
As another season of summer approaches the sun is finally taking its toll on the ice-covered lakes. Just this week we are seeing some open water along the shorelines and the streams are beginning to appear as they make their way towards the lakes. Our driveway went from sloppy wet to slightly dusty within a few days’ time. High winds […]
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, April 69:09 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of asuspicious vehicle parked near GreatExpectations.3:05 p.m., Grand Marais: Deathnotification […]
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. Joseph Richard Eickhoff, 52, Plymouth, […]
