Cook county community YMCA is marking Child Abuse Prevention Month with Five Days of Action, April 22-26, 2019. Leading up to Healthy Kids Day®—a national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids—Five Days of Action focuses on preventing child sexual abuse by sharing tips on how adults can prevent child sexual abuse. During April and all year long, […]
Vikings do well at Esko Early Bird practice track meet
It was only a practice meet, but the results were promising for many of the CCHS track and field athletes. The Vikings headed to Esko’s Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 16, to compete with athletes from 11 teams from area high schools. “Although this meet isn’t scored, there is great competition as athletes are ready to see where they […]
Easter road trip
Spring is here but there is a lot of snow in the woods and the lake ice has yet to separate from the shoreline, it could be another year of iced-over lakes on the fishing opener. The sun has been showing itself lately, but the overnight temperatures are cold enough to keep the ground from thawing. Easter weekend is usually […]
Variable ice and water conditions highlight need for caution
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges people to exercise extreme caution around bodies of water in the state, as conditions vary widely. While some lakes and rivers – especially in the south – already are attracting boaters, many in the north remain locked in ice. Conservation officers throughout the state report conditions are changing quickly and say last week’s […]
Bear hunt applications available; deadline is May 3
Applications for bear hunting licenses are being accepted now through Friday, May 3, wherever Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses are sold, online at mndnr.gov/buyalicense, and by telephone at 888-665-4236. A total of 3,400 licenses are available in 13 permit areas. Bear licenses cost $44 for residents and $230 for nonresidents, and there is a $5 application fee. The 2019 season […]
County fishing closures will protect spawning fish
Anglers in Cook County will notice fishing closure signs at several area lakes this spring. These temporary closures are regularly enacted to protect concentrations of spawning walleye. Closures on Minnesota-Ontario waters are made in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and affect both sides of the border. The following closures took effect on April 1: . Sea Gull […]
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 […]
MnDOT sees $7 million benefit from Adopt a Highway volunteers in 2018
Volunteers helping with the Adopt a Highway program picked up nearly 36,000 bags of litter and cleaned up almost 9,000 miles of state roadways in 2018, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. More than 3,500 volunteer groups, ranging from four to 25 people, spent an estimated 282,000 hours cleaning roadway ditches across Minnesota last year, which translated into an […]
