The Cook County girls’ softball team ended their season earlier than they wanted to, losing to the Barnum Bombers in the playoffs by one run. The game was on Tuesday, May Barnum. The Vikings jumped out in front early, scoring two runs in the first inning. Barnum, however, answered with four first-inning runs of its own. “Our offense got quiet […]
Superior Spring Trail Races 2018 results
The Lutsen Superior Spring Trail races held Saturday, May 19 saw a record breaking run from Duluth’s Benjamin Cogger in the 50K. Cogger, who won in 2017 with a record breaking time of 3:45:28, finished three minutes faster this year with a time of 3:42:09. Michelle Pratt of Albany, New York was the top woman finisher in with a time […]
Summer meals available to all kids 18 and under at no cost
Once again Cook County School District I.S.D. 166 is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, […]
Great Lakes states to collaborate on West Nile virus monitoring in ruffed grouse
A region-wide effort to better understand West Nile virus in ruffed grouse is getting under way in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “In the Great Lakes region, West Nile virus has been found in a small number of grouse with no known population-level effects at this point,” said Charlotte Roy, grouse project leader with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Still, […]
New firewood rules aim to protect Minnesota forests
Campers and other visitors planning to have campfires at state parks, state forests and other public lands managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources need to be aware of new firewood rules beginning this year. New rules were needed, because quarantine boundaries instituted for gypsy moth and emerald ash borer made the former rules problematic. Under the new rules, […]
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 […]
Slow green-up
The woods are reluctantly turning green this week as leaves begin to sprout from tree limbs and the grass, although spotty, begins to grow. Conditions are dry, and there is very little precipitation forecast for Cook County to help aid the green-up and hopefully curb the current fire danger. When Smokey the Bandit says, “high or extreme fire danger” it […]
Grand Marais area fisheries announces survey work
Each year, fisheries staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Grand Marais area office conducts fisheries surveys and assessments to monitor changes in fish populations, and to evaluate management strategies. Survey methods and frequencies vary based on the types of information needed for ongoing management evaluations in individual lakes and streams. Large lakes with heavy use are surveyed more […]
Stauber gains Cook County Republicans’ support
Leaving Cook County’s version of spring on May 4 and arriving in Park Rapids as summer was sprouting later that day was a happy cause for celebration! That joyousness continued into the weekend as we delegates and alternates from the Cook County GOP unit arrived to support Pete Stauber in his candidacy for 8th Congressional District representative. Dave Keller of […]
