The Minnesota Commerce Department announced that the state’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $116 million ($116,287,653) in federal funding to help low-income Minnesotans pay their heating bills this winter. The funds from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) reduce home heating costs by making payments directly to utility companies and heating fuel vendors on behalf of […]

The 2019 MNsure open enrollment period begins November 1. Starting at 7 a.m. on November 1, Minnesotans can log on to the MNsure website and enroll. For those who want coverage that begins January 1, 2019, they must enroll by December 15, 2018. Open enrollment runs until January 13, 2019. At MNsure.org, Minnesotans can compare plans from multiple companies side […]

At the Cook County Board of Commissioners October 9 meeting Cook County Land Services Director Tim Nelson brought forth recommendations from the planning commission to adopt several proposed language amendments to the Cook County Zoning Ordinance. Nelson listed four changes. One was to update the three-year sunset clause so that any conditional use permit not acted upon in that time […]

AT&T* added a new cell site to its 4G LTE network in Grand Marais to give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. With 4G LTE, customers will have a better network connection while doing things like streaming videos, sharing on social media and texting family and friends. “Customers are doing more with their wireless devices than ever before, and our […]

The Grand Marais City Council met on Wednesday, October 31 and held a fairly quick meeting before escaping into the night with all of the other ghosts and goblins. Or in some cases, taking care of little candy-filled ghosts and goblins. Chris LaVigne, liquor store manager, came before the council with a report about the liquor store. A 2017 auditor’s […]

The Grand Marais Public Library Board has voted to support a regional initiative sponsored by Arrowhead Library System called We’re Thankful for You! This initiative encourages area libraries to forgive fines that have been incurred by library users up to age 18 during the month of November. Beginning November 1 through the end of the month, Grand Marais library staff […]

The Downtown Building Rehabilitation Program is available to all downtown main streets of Lake and Cook counties, most of St. Louis County, Itasca County and portions of Koochiching, Aitkin and Crow Wing counties. Please visit the IRRR detailed website map link. mn.gov/irrrb/about-us/who-we-serve/. The Downtown Building Rehabilitation Program (DBR) is designed to help aid in financing code compliant construction and remodeling […]