Spring snowstorm drops up to 15.5 inches of snow some places in Cook County
Some heavy, wet snow blanketed the Northland the last two days of April, wrapping our slowly greening area in a sloshy, slushy, mushy white mess. According to Kirsten Chaney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Duluth, Sawbill Canoe Outfitters recorded 15.5 inches of new snow by 7:30 p.m. on Monday, which made it the leader for the region. […]
Phyllis Ryden keeps the hits coming
She’s not as fast around the base paths as she used to be, but that doesn’t stop Phyllis Ryden, 73, from lacing up her cleats and heading to the softball field to play softball against competitors sometimes 50 years younger. Phyllis and her husband Pete just returned from their winter home in Florida last week, and she is looking forward […]
MnDOT projects for Cook County
The rumble strip project for Cook County is planned to begin in middle to late August 2019, said Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) spokesperson Morris Luke, who added when asked, “Yes. All rumble strips will be the sinusoidal type.” When the project was first announced, local residents living alongside or near Highway 61 were worried that MnDOT would install traditional […]
City council holds busy meeting
Hired at the last city council meeting to do a housing study, HGKi, a consultant firm who performs professional planning services for cities and towns, said it would need more than their first estimate of eight hours to complete the work. Since the last meeting, HGKi upped its estimate to 28 hours to finish the project for the city’s planning […]
Spry and Drost to contest for Grand Portage tribal chair
In the wake of Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Council Chair Norman Deschampe’s unexpected death on February 9, an election was held April 29 to determine who will move on to the special election to fill the opening. That election will be held July 1, 2019. Deschampe served on the tribal council for 45 years, 27 of […]
Highway 61 pavement planing project begins April 29
A pavement planing project was scheduled to begin Monday, April 29 on Highway 61 in St. Louis County. The area being planed stretches from the Crow Creek to the Gooseberry River. Motorists will encounter lane closures, Mondays through Thursdays in the areas where the work is taking place. There will be no lane closures on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. The […]
When leadership fails
Who does it most affect? Media are replete with stories of the inevitable repercussions of leaders who have failed to hold themselves accountable. Roxi Hewertson, CEO of Highland Consulting Group, an executive recruiting firm, observed during a 2014 interview with Business News Daily, “We all know what good and bad leadership looks like and feels like. Once in the role, […]
Help change attitudes about stuttering
I’d like to ask your readers: Do you stutter? Do you know someone who does? Most people do. More than three million Americans and 70 million people across the globe stutter, but sadly it is still quite misunderstood. Help us change that. May 13-19 is National Stuttering Awareness Week. To support the stuttering community, the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation launched a […]
MnDOT to put in quieter rumble strips in Cook County
In response to last week’s letter to the editor, “Beware of Rumble Strips,” we would like to clarify a couple things about rumble strips and sinusoidal strips, or “mumble strips,” and why MnDOT is installing them along Minnesota highways. Nearly two decades ago, MnDOT began installing rumble strips along highway shoulders. The purpose is to alert tired or distracted drivers […]