So far this spring CCHS 110-meter high hurdler Jack Haussner has the fastest time posted in the area. Haussner has a best time of 15.85 so far, more than two-tenths of a second faster then David Cornelius of Hermantown. Haussner is also listed on the Duluth News Tribune’s prep track and field honor roll as having the second-longest long jump […]
Softball wins one, drops two
On Thursday, May 16 the Cook County Vikings girls’ fast-pitch softball team dug deep and took a 4-2 win over the North Woods Grizzlies. The Vikings led 1-0 after the first inning with North Woods tying it up in the third. In the fifth inning, the Vikings scored three runs. Charlet Waver banged out a single on a 1-2 count […]
Help Smokey Bear Celebrate 75 Years
Superior National Forest invites everyone to help celebrate Smokey Bear’s 75th anniversary of successful wildfire prevention messaging! Though Smokey’s message has evolved through the years to reflect the severity of wildfires and a change in fire management policy, his call to take personal responsibility when it comes to wildfire prevention has endured. In 1944, Smokey Bear first appeared on a […]
Birds, butterflies, bikers and burns bring return of spring to the forest
We are waiting for a time when I can write a description of current conditions without the word “snow” in it. We’re fairly confident that the snowfall this past Sunday was the last of it, or at least we are going to pretend that is true. Despite that lingering bit of winter, this is one of the best times to […]
Bugless Memorial Weekend
The spring green-up is happening even though a person could still find patches of snow lingering in the shade. Seasonal allergy sufferers, like myself, can tell you that the trees are pollinating. Aspen trees are budding and soon will be full of leaves, as our landscape slowly turns green with the recent showers. Memorial weekend typically signifies the beginning of […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News- Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding 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 […]
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. Sunday, May 121:20 a.m., Grand Marais: Personal injury accident reported onHighway 61.3:00 a.m., Grand Marais: Medical transport […]