Cliffs to open Northshore Mining operation
Good news came to Northshore Mining employees this week when Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced on March 14 it would restart iron ore pellet operations at its mine in Babbitt and processing/ shipping plant in Silver Bay on May 15. Workers will be called back as needed, but most will be back within 60 days of the plant’s reopening as […]
Hearing for Tofte shooting suspect set for May 27
Kirk Lee Bigby, 61, of Finland, Minnesota, facing charges of 2nd degree murder, appeared briefly in Cook County court on Friday, March 11, only to have his attorneys and County Attorney Molly Hicken agree to schedule the next hearing in his case for 10:30 a.m. on May 27. Bigby was arrested on December 9 for allegedly shooting and killing Marcus […]
Council hears upbeat North House update
North House Folk School Director Greg Wright visited the Grand Marais City Council March 9 to give his annual update and report, and as usual, it was good news. Wright began by talking about the school’s recent acquisition of the neighboring Mayhew building, a sale which took place earlier in the month. Wright said the new building – former home […]
County seeks legislation to improve electronic waste collection
Tim Nelson, planning and zoning director, came before the Cook County commissioners on March 15 with a request to have the board send a letter to Minnesota legislators showing the county’s support for a House and Senate bill that, if passed, would help the county save money on waste electronic collections. Currently Cook County schedules collection events twice each year, […]
Hospital board contemplates contingency fund
Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center (CCNSHCC) board members had a full agenda to plow through at their February 18, 2016 meeting, but topping that was a report from Chip Jacobs from Foster, Jacobs and Johnson (FJJ), the mechanical engineering firm that works with DSGW, the architectural company hired by the hospital to design the two-year, $24 million […]
Ice Storm rocks!
“ICE STORM” you rock! What’s this about you may ask? This was a very proud moment—no, an effort and competition—for a team of Cook County students in a regional robotics competition and reported in the March 12th News-Herald. Read about it for a sense of pride in these students and helpful adults and the adventures they encountered and overcame. We’re […]
A tourist town needs restaurants
I would be less concerned about a box store coming to Grand Marais than I would be about the lack of supper clubs in the area. We haven’t been home in five years but we’d go to the Devil Track Landing in the afternoon for the local bands and the good steak sandwiches. Same with the Birch Terrace Bar & […]
Nolan disagrees with governor on Twin Metals
I strongly disagree with the Governor’s refusal to allow the DNR to authorize or enter into any new state access or lease agreements for Twin Metals mining exploration. To be clear, these agreements are not to be confused with the final approval or disapproval of the Twin Metals project itself. That decision will rest on a rigorous and thorough process […]
Governor’s stand on Twin Metals applauded
Governor Dayton sent a letter last week to Twin Metals Minnesota denying the company access to state lands for premining activities. Twin Metals, which is sometimes confused with Polymet because both propose mining for copper in sulfide ores, would be located within the Rainy River watershed, just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, while PolyMet would be at […]