DNR offers tips for safer snowmobiling
With another snowmobile season coming soon, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging snowmobilers to get this season off to a smooth and safe start. DNR officials say riding snowmobiles can be an enjoyable form of outdoor recreation when following the rules of the road and trail, such as: . Take a safety-training course; to legally ride a […]
Winners of Buck’s Big Buck contest announced
Don Lehto’s 252.8-pound field dressed buck held up as the largest deer entered in Buck’s 2015 “Big Buck” contest. Lehto won a bolt action 30-06 for his entry. Mark Harrington and Patrick O’Sullivan, 243.8 and 228.2 pound bucks respectively, finished second and third. Seth Williams and Dan Kort tied for first in the Antler Spread division. Each of their bucks […]
MPCA requests comments on wild rice waters
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is considering making some changes to its rules governing wild rice waters, and is seeking public comment on those proposals. The first change would be in its calculation used to determine what is a safe limit for sulfate in a specific body of water. Secondly, MPCA is seeking to establish criteria used to determine […]
Home for the holiday
Winter may not officially begin until December 22nd, but overnight temperatures have been in the single digits and there is enough snow coverage for me to think it is already happening on the Gunflint Trail. The extended fall weather was cherished by many, and now it is time to face the realities of the season ahead, like warming up the […]
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 […]
Break-ins reported in Grand Marais
Normally Grand Marais is safe, safe enough to leave house and vehicles unlocked, but maybe not anymore. Someone, a burglar or group of burglars, has been checking to see if doors and windows are locked. If they are open, that’s an invitation to come in and pilfer money and other items. One elderly lady’s home was broken into several times […]
Matters of Record
Daniel Aquinas Kellogg, 49, Excelsior, pled guilty Oct. 21 to speeding (79/55) on Oct. 15, and was fined $230. Shawn Luke Carey, 22, Duluth, pled guilty Oct. 23 to no proof of motor vehicle insurance on May 27, and was fined $290. Denise Julia Martinson, 40, Grand Marais, pled guilty Oct. 27 to speeding 30 mph over the posted limit […]
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, Nov. 1612:28 a.m., Grand Marais: Burglary reported onSecond Avenue East.8:59 a.m., Grand Marais: Burglary reported on […]
