Hedstrom house burns to the ground
An early morning fire burned down Thelma Hedstrom’s Devil Track Lake home, but she and her daughter Jean and Jean’s husband, who were visiting, all got out okay. The fire was reported to authorities at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 14 by a neighbor who was awoken by a loud noise. The neighbor could see a red glow coming up […]
Mayoral candidates answer questions
Two-term Grand Mayor Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux is attempting to win a third two-year term. While he had no opposition in the last mayoral race, this time he faces Ray Pederson, who is new to politics. Both agreed to answer some questions for the Cook County News- Herald. Following are their replies. First, please tell us a little bit about yourself. […]
EPA releases Lake Superior- North Watershed and Flute Reed River TMDL report
Flute Reed River sediment levels are higher than allowed under state standards and are impacting clean water and clean gravel stream habitat for trout, notes a recently released report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which recently approved the Total Maximum Daily Load report for the Lake Superior-North watershed and Flute Reed River. Nearly all lakes and streams evaluated […]
The Approaching Contest
“In the approaching contest, the nation faces a crisis. Fundamental principles are involved. Shall the America of our fathers, with its republican form of government, its principles of civil liberty, and its whole democratic social and industrial order be maintained for a new period of constructive progress, or shall it be abandoned for some untried experiment? “This is not the […]
Vote for Chutich
The mid term elections are looming and I’m writing to urge my fellow citizens to take the time to become as informed as possible about every race on the ballot, including judicial races. Too often we get to the last page of the ballot and find ourselves in the uncomfortable position of not having adequate information to make considered choices. […]