Before becoming a hospital administrator Kimber Wraalstad was an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and not a paramedic as stated in the August 29 article No increase in hospital levy for 2016. The Cook County News-Herald regrets the error.
Getting to know you Minnesota Style
We live in a tourist visited area and the season is coming to an end. We have heard a great deal about Minnesota nice. Is Minnesota nice present in our community? Overall, the belief and opinions of Minnesota nice depend on individual experiences. In my experience, I have found Minnesota nice very much present in Grand Marais. Also there is […]
Robert Norman Helmerson
Robert Norman Helmerson, “Bob,” age 69 of Hibbing, Minnesota died suddenly at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth on Thursday, August 27, 2015 shortly after being diagnosed with leukemia. Robert was born August 3, 1946 to Norman Harley Helmerson and Ruth Jennie Blomberg. He attended Cook County High School and shortly after enlisted in the Navy. When discharged from the […]
Fall fun at the Care Center
The summer is going by quickly for residents at the North Shore Care Center. A lot of time has been spent outdoors for activities on the patios, picnics, and outings in the community. We lucked out with some great weather, and hope to enjoy more nice days before the fall season arrives. September is back to school month, the autumnal […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoSept. 2, 2005 Two carnival workers broke into the heating plant at the high school Aug. 26 and made off with two electrical starters for boilers worth approximately $500. The pair were apparently unaware that their theft was being recorded by at least one surveillance camera which had been recently installed by ISD 166. When the break-in was […]
Heart of the Continent names coordinator
Chris Stromberg has been named coordinator of the Heart of the Continent Partnership. Stromberg started his affiliation with HOCP in 2008. As a Quetico park ranger and Atikokan resident, he knows the woods, water and wildlife of the region well. Throughout his involvement with HOCP he was very engaged in the work. Stromberg was a lead paddler on the Canoe […]
Lost camper found safe in Tofte
An elderly man went missing from the Sawbill Lake Campground for a short period of time on Tuesday, August 25 but was fortunately found before a full search was launched. A call for help came from Sawbill Outfitters at 4:55 p.m. A group of seven paddlers had passed a woman who said her husband had gone looking for firewood earlier […]
One injured in crash in Tofte
A two-vehicle collision near Tofte General Store sent one person to the hospital on Thursday, August 27. At about 2:53 p.m., Mandy J. Bradley, 38, of Two Harbors, was parked on the shoulder of Highway 61, facing east in a 2014 Jeep Patriot. Bradley pulled back onto the roadway, sideswiping a 2006 Honda CR-V driven by Steven Dobbelmann, 62, of […]
Grand Portage Fire Department responds to truck fire at border
The Grand Portage Fire Department was paged to the U.S. – Canadian border crossing at Pigeon River at 2:37 p.m. on Monday, August 24 to assist with a semitrailer with “brakes on fire.” According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers on duty at the Grand Portage Port of Entry at the time the truck arrived there was smoke and […]