Swader appointed to Minnesota Governor’s Council on Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program


Tony Swader, Trust Land Administrator for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, has been appointed to the Governor’s Council on Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program. He joins Matthew Brown and Jim Erickson from Cook County on the council. All of the Cook County appointments end April 2, 2023, but the Governor can approve longer membership terms to the […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Due to the Coronavirus, check before you plan to go. 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 Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County High School. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus […]

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 all […]

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. Tuesday, March 10 11:06 a.m. Gunflint Trail: Public assistance requested. A man stopped by the Law Enforcement […]

Matters of Record

Daniel James Isham, 27, Deer River, Minnesota, pled guilty on March 13 to petty misdemeanors of driving after license suspension and traffic speeding 50/40 on December 24, 2019. Fines and fees total $325. Nicole Shirley Laura Kis, 32, no address, pled guilty on March 13 to a petty misdemeanor of possession or use of drug paraphernalia on March 11. Fines […]