In the mornings among the wire grass and cattails, in my canoe camouflaged for the same, a dozen-anda half mallard and wood duck decoys amongst the wild rice and lily pads – the majority brilliantly colored drakes (too brilliantly, because brilliantly colored drakes sell decoys to duck hunters but do not fool ducks), and Peppy in the bow, my body […]
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 2212:10 a.m. West Highway61: Public assistance.Visitors unable to getinto their rental unit (keycard stopped working)and […]
Matters of Record
Travis Allen Kieffer, 28, Saint Charles, Minnesota, pled guilty on August 15, 2017, was convicted on October 9, 2017, and received an amended court decision on October 1, 2020. Kieffer committed a gross misdemeanor of criminal vehicular operation (bodily harm) with an alcohol concentration of .08 or more on February 24, 2017. He was sentenced to local confinement (365 days […]
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 […]
One Summer Up North, a book review
Author John Owens’ picture book about a family’s forays into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is a true delight to “read”. While there is no text, the pages are filled with stories easily discerned from the author’s paintings. Owens is a freelance illustrator and teaches at the University of Minnesota; he found inspiration from his travels to the […]