I.S.D. 166 Regular Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a Regular Meeting, Thursday, March 21, 2019, 5:00 p.m., in Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN. Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5 – 6:30 p.m., $20 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness […]
Ice Storm performs well at regional robotics competition
A very young Cook County High School robotics team attended the regional FIRST robotics competition held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) last weekend and performed very well. Actually, there was no time to get nervous. Following the Thursday practice round, Ice Storm was paired with two other teams to compete against three other teams in the second match […]
Cook County Northerns compete at state meet
Cook County swimmer Tristan Surbaugh competed Feb. 24 at the Minnesota State Championship meet at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. Tristan qualified in one individual event and two relays alongside three Duluth swimmers. Over 1,000 swimmers from 19 teams attended the meet and battled to earn points for their team and have a chance at being named […]
Viking basketball battles Nashwauk-Keewatin
The seventh seed CCHS Vikings needed free throws down the stretch to hold on and beat the seeded Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans in the Section 7-A game played on Saturday, March 9 in the Ralph Romano gym at UMD. Up by 7 points early—13-6— the Vikings would go for several minutes getting some good looks but not connecting. They missed short shots. […]
Volunteers help with sixth grade snowmobile safety certification
The 6th grade Safety class at Cook County Middle School wrapped up their Snowmobile Safety certification work with their Field Day Testing on Wednesday, March 6th. For this practical exam, students review the key parts of a snowmobile, perform basic maintenance checks, and practice hand signals before driving a course to showcase their ability to safely handle the machines. We […]
Spring rain, snow melt may cause localized flooding, road closures
Spring rain, melting snow and culverts plugged with ice can cause water to back up onto highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists to be watchful for flooded areas as water can rise quickly. MnDOT crews have already been working to thaw frozen culverts and will continue to monitor conditions. If flooding occurs, lanes or other sections […]
Winter still rules the forest
It is March, Daylight Saving Time is happening, but there is no getting around the fact that there is plenty of snow and winter still rules the forest. Rather than bemoaning that fact, take advantage of some of the best weather for winter fun we’ve had in a long time. Ski and snowmobile trails are in good shape, and there […]
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 […]
Lake Superior Ice Fishing
Lake Superior has been almost covered in ice for the past few weeks with patches of solid ice being blown off shore one day and back into shore the next. The jagged ice that borders the open water is pushed in all directions creating brilliant sculptures that look like the inside of a crystal agate. In some bays near Grand […]
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, March 412:36 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of suspicious activityon Pincushion Drive.10:55 a.m., Grand Marais: Property lost/found […]