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 all […]
Action creates action
According to my calendar another bittersweet finale of open-water fishing is approaching— despite the recent trend of beautiful weather. A person could get used to 80-degree days in the middle of September, even if it does mean an occasional big wind or blood-curdling explosions of thunder at 3 a.m. The inevitable cold weather in our future will make fishing tough […]
Interim rule for gypsy moths now permanent
On Friday, September 4, 2015 the Department of Agriculture’s Animals and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) adopted, as final, an interim rule that called for a ban on the interstate movement of regulated articles like logs, Christmas trees, pulpwood, bark, etc. that might carry gypsy moths or their larvae from Cook and Lake County. The move by APHIS follows that […]
Campers urged to help prevent wildfires
With conservation officers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assisting with California wildfires, attention was recently paid to preventing wildfires in Minnesota. Conservation Officer Eric Benjamin of Warroad encountered a campfire at Bemis Hill Campground in Beltrami Island State Forest that was left unextinguished while the campers went for a ride on their ATV. He spoke with them when […]
Get involved in politics!
Do recent events and decisions reported in Cook County News-Herald articles make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled due to holidays or conflicts with other governmental activities, so if you would […]
Plot your course with a plat book
Whether you’re planning your next hunting foray, backwoods fishing trip, or searching for property, your desired (local) location will be found in a Cook County plat book. And boy does the county have plenty of them. Boxes and boxes need to be sold, said Cook County IT director Rena Rogers. “We need to get rid of some of these plat […]
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, Sept. 78:35 a.m., Tofte: False fire alarm atBluefin.9:13 a.m., Hovland: Report of a doghanging around the […]
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. David A. Pasakarnis, 60, Varna, […]
