A game that was close at halftime 28-20, got completely away from the Vikings as they lost 71-34 to Barnum on Friday, February 3. The Vikings led once in the game, 7-5, but Barnum scored 11 straight points to go up 16-7. From that point the Vikings tried to play catch-up, but with few kids on the bench, the team […]
Fairchild playing hockey in Sweden
Cade Fairchild lives in Angelholm, Sweden, an easy commute to Copenhagen, Denmark. But Cade isn’t in Sweden to vacation. His job there is to play professional hockey for Team Rogle BK. Cade is the son of Cook County High School graduate Christine (Larsen) Fairchild and Pat Fairchild of Duluth. Pat jut returned from a weeklong stay with Cade, taking in […]
Fun Run bigger than ever
Near perfect trail conditions and snow falling led to a full day of great riding as the Cook County Ridge Riders held their 8th annual Fun Run event Feb. 4. With a record number of 180 participants, it was a successful day for the resorts up the Gunflint Trail as the riders stopped to collect game stamps at Skyport, Trail […]
Cross country ski trails report
A lovely couple of days of snowfall has allowed the trails to be groomed back into excellent cross country skiing following a week of late January rain. Snow has accumulated daily this past week, with as much as a foot of the white fluffy stuff expected to fall between Feb. 6 to Feb. 10. Temperatures have been in the mid-twenties […]
Night Hikes
The still peacefulness of a winter evening is hard to explain without witnessing it yourself. Imagine a big moon reflecting off the snow-covered ground, illuminating the forest as it rests for the evening. The mist from my breath crystallizes in the crisp night air, and a peaceful silence temporarily distracts me from the problem at hand: how am I going […]
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 […]
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, Jan. 30 6:31 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of a van speedingon the Gunflint Trail in 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. James D. Voltzke, 41, Superior, […]
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What to do when someone cuts you offQuestion: My husband was driving while I was a passenger and an elder man driving ran a stop sign and cut in front of us. My husband honked his horn to alert the driver prior to him attempting to come into our lane. However, he did not appear to hear us. Fortunately, we were able to avoid being hit, as […]
