The first days of summer have been hot and muggy with an occasional rainstorm, which are ideal conditions for breeding mosquitoes. Swarms of dragonflies have been working the shorelines sucking up hundreds of those pesky little bloodhounds, but they are no match to the massive population of mosquitoes that erupt after each summer rain. Mosquitoes come with the territory, and […]
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 […]
DNR invites public to serve on council to help boost hunter, angler numbers
Efforts to increase the number of hunters and anglers in Minnesota will gain new focus with advice from a 15-member council that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is establishing to zero in on hunter and angler recruitment, retention and reactivation. “Getting more people out in the water, in woods and fields is a significant challenge and worthwhile goal for […]
Get muddy at the Tofte Trek July 4th race
If you haven’t begun training, it’s never too late to get in a few jogs and then enter the 39th annual July 4 Sugar Bush Trail Association’s Tofte Trek. Walking the distance is totally acceptable. The legendary 10K race is conducted over hill and dale terrain on hiking, biking, snowmobile, and cross country ski trails. It is often muddy, so […]
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, June 187:17 a.m., Grand Marais: Police transport.7:58 a.m., Hovland: Deputy called to remove anunwanted person from […]
