Minnesota’s 87 counties are the beneficiaries of about $30 million in state payments that help support public lands. State lands are not subject to local property taxes. As an alternative, a local government aid program called Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) provides funds to counties for state-owned, natural resource lands. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which calculates the […]
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Each morning, around 6:30 – 7:00 am, Doug Sanders and his dog Lucee, a Tennessee Treeing Brindle, hike a mile: round to the harbor, Highway 61 construction project and home. The six MnDOT surveyors and inspectors have dubbed Lucee the Chief Inspector Dog. “Lucee,” said Doug, “tugged my attention to the ducks” swimming in water that gathers after a long […]
Waterfowl hunting regulations available
Hunters looking for duck and goose season dates and regulations can find the information they need in the 2020 Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations handbook, available on the Department of Natural Resources website at mndnr.gov/hunting/ waterfowl and beginning in August, wherever DNR licenses are sold. The early Canada goose season begins Saturday, September 5, and the regular duck and goose season […]
Minnesota DNR awarded $1.1 million federal grant to protect coastal resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use a $1.1 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the work of Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, fund three significant local projects and continue the program’s quarterly Short Term Action Request (STAR) grants. Project funding includes: Shore Protection Structure Assessment. The DNR will work with a contractor […]
Online license purchasing reminder
Anyone buying a license online from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources—especially licenses with application deadlines—should be aware they may need to give themselves some extra time to verify their name in the electronic licensing system. The system requires a customer to enter their first and last name identically to what they have in the licensing system. For example, an […]
Watch out for bears when picking blueberries
A Red Lake, Ontario, Canadian man was apparently killed by a black bear while picking blueberries, reports the Thunder Bay Chronicle. Authorities were called when 67-year-old Peter Franczak didn’t return home from berry picking on Monday, July 20. Police say that when Franczak’s body was found, the officers killed a black bear near the vicinity. A post-mortem examination determined that […]
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, June 3011:29 p.m. Mink LakeRoad: Suspicious activityreported. Caller discovereda man in the woods witha tent up […]
Meet Thomas Manninen, Republican candidate for Minnesota House District 3A
Thomas Manninen, a young man with plans to serve in politics, visited Cook County last week and he agreed to sit down and do an interview with the Cook County News- Herald. Q- First, please tell a little about yourself. Do you fish? Play sports? Hike? Ski etc.? A-I grew up in Littlefork, Minnesota. I played football, basketball, and baseball […]
Cook County confirms second resident case of COVID-19
Cook County received notice of its second resident case of COVID-19 this morning, as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as part of its daily update. The infected resident is a female in her 20s. After a person tests positive for COVID-19, local public health officials conduct a case investigation interview and subsequent contact tracing. Contact tracing is […]
Matters of Record
Jennifer Elaine Denmark, 44, Apple Valley, Minnesota, pled guilty July 17 to a petty misdemeanor of speeding in a special zone set by the commissioner 60/40 on June 12. Fines and fees total $225. Amanda An Doan, 23, Saint Paul, Minnesota, pled guilty July 18 to a petty misdemeanor of speeding in a special zone set by the commissioner 76/45 […]