The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual ice safety warning for lakes with winter aeration systems. Aeration creates areas of thin ice and open water that are extremely hazardous to people and pets. Open water areas can shift or change shapes, depending on weather conditions, and leaks may develop in air lines, creating other areas of weak […]
Cross Country Ski Trail Report
Staff report Winter has been teasing us. Early snow and cool weather was followed by a melt. With the recent warm-up it’s hard to keep track of which cross country ski trail or fat tire biking trail is open for use. Ditto for snowmobile trails. This week we are listing the trails and locations to call for trail reports. You […]
Christmas Snow
Christmas is right around the corner, and it looks like we are in for a white one after all. Snowstorms are brewing for next week in the tune of eight inches which should be enough snow to cover downtown Grand Marais in a blanket of white for the holidays. Over the hill, the snow has endured the warm weather, and […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) checked anglers by snowmobile during the week. He also did a radio interview on pike spearing, the Boundary Waters trout opener, and ice conditions. CO Mary Manning (Hovland) attended the funeral of CO Chelsie (Leuthardt) Grundhauser as part of the DNR Honor Guard detail. She also patrolled area lakes, forest roads and trails. Snow dances […]
Girls beat Northeast Range Nighthawks, fall to Moose Lake, beat Wrenshall Wrens
To say the Cook County girls’ basketball team played great defense in the first half of their Thursday, December 13 game against the Northeast Range Nighthawks would be an understatement of epic proportions. Going into the locker at the midpoint of the contest, the Vikings were up an improbable 24-0. You read that right; the Vikings shut out the Nighthawks […]
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. Saturday, Dec. 81:55 a.m., Grand Marais: Deputy assisted another agency.7:18 a.m., Grand Marais: Public assist on […]
Department of Revenue offers tips for Minnesota taxpayers as they prepare to file in 2019
Individual income tax filing season does not begin until early next year, but the Minnesota Department of Revenue says it is not too early to start thinking about taxes now. The Minnesota Department of Revenue has been working to update its state tax filing systems for taxpayer use in 2019, a process that happens annually, starting after the end of […]
Ask a Trooper
Question: Can my child use a bicycle helmet when he is a passenger in my side-by-side ATV? Answer: In Minnesota, any class 1 or 2 ATV operator or passengers under the age of 18 must wear an approved helmet when riding on public lands or waters, or a public road right-of-way. They must also wear a seat belt if provided […]
