Trappers who use snares need to know about a regulation change that is about to go into effect. Beginning Thursday, October 1, snares capable of taking a wild animal must include a breakaway device that causes the snare loop to disassemble at 350 pounds of pull as measured by a static load test. This applies to all snares, except those […]
Update on the attacking eagle
A juvenile eagle that attacked a guest at Cascade Lodge and Restaurant in mid-August is doing well at the Raptor Center in Saint Paul. Cascade Lodge and Restaurant Kitchen Manager Bernie Banks rescued a woman who got too close to an eagle who attacked her, latching onto her leg. Bernie threw his chef ’s coat over the eagle and pulled […]
James Joerke hired as new county administrator
On Tuesday, September 22, Cook County commissioners voted to hire James Joerke as the new county administrator. Joerke will fill the position vacated by the resignation of Jeff Cadwell last October. Cadwell left Cook County to accept a similar position as county administrator for Mahnomen County. Joerke’s start date is between October 12 and October 19. IT Director Rena Rogers […]
School board sets Truth in Taxation meeting date
The ISD 166 school board set the Truth in Taxation meeting for December 17, 2020, at 6 p.m. The site of the meeting was not decided but will be announced at an upcoming board meeting. Feeling the pandemic’s financial pinch, the school board voted to approve the maximum amount the school district can levy. Finance Director Lori Backlund said the […]
County board sets preliminary levy at 4.16 percent
At the Tuesday, September 22 meeting, Cook County commissioner’s mulled over three scenarios for the 2021 levy as presented by Auditor/ Treasurer Braidy Powers and decided to set the preliminary levy at 4.16 percent. The levy can be lowered but not raised before it is turned into the state at the end of the year. Powers and Assessor Bob Thompson […]
George Morrison: Chippewa City’s American Artist
Cook County held significance for the famous American artist George Morrison. Born and raised in Chippewa City, he spent his youth playing along the shore of Lake Superior. His connection to the region, especially Superior’s ubiquitous horizon line, is evident in his many works that span over six decades. Viewers recognize the rocks, wood, water and sky of his North […]
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, September 19:35 a.m. Grand Marais:West Fifth Street, animaldisturbance. Caller saida bear had been hangingaround his […]
“Ask a Trooper”
Sgt. Neil Dickenson of the Minnesota State Patrol Question: I read somewhere that the number of DWI arrests had declined recently? Is this true? What about non-alcohol related DWI arrests? Answer: While alcohol related DWI incidents have dropped over the past 10 years in Minnesota, controlled substance-related DWI incidents have increased over the past 30 years. Controlled Substance Convictions * […]
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 […]
Benjamin Seaton receives Arrowhead Eagles Scholarship
Benjamin (Ben) Seaton has been chosen to receive the new Arrowhead Eagles Scholarship, the first scholarship offered by the Arrowhead Eagles Aviation Organization. Ben’s application was one of five received by the Eagles board. As a long time member of Cook County, Ben has been active in the Cook County Search and Rescue program and was an inaugural member of […]