20 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 27, 2000 Lyle Anderson has coached football in Cook County since 1976. After 25 seasons with the Vikings, Anderson has decided to hang up the whistle and close the playbook on a career that saw incredible coaching successes in recent years: three state championships, eight section championships, and six conference championships. The community members doing the […]
Technology services will help people with loss of vision
New funding is allowing the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living (formerly the Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss) to significantly expand its technology services across the Northland. The Lighthouse offers device loans, device demonstrations, technology training, and technical support. The goal – helping people challenged by vision loss, aging or disability, harness the power of technology to live safer, more connected […]
Administration update
COUNTY CONNECTIONSSince starting as your new county administrator on October 12, I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to meet many people in the community, and I want to start by thanking all of you who have introduced yourselves and made me feel so welcomed. When I interviewed for this position in September, I told the board of commissioners and department leaders […]
One more award for Joan Crosby
Cook County News Herald columnist Joan Crosby has won one more award for her excellent book, Tucker Lake Chronicle. Crosby was awarded first place in the 2020 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA) Memoir category late last week. The 32nd Annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards were presented online this year because of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Presenting the awards were the […]
The Lost Forest garners Honorable Mention in the NEMBA awards
Author Phyllis Root teamed up with local illustrator and renowned Grand Marais artist Betsy Bowen to create a children’s book called The Lost Forest, a true story. This charming somewhat whimsical book was named Honorable Mention in Children’s Literature at the recent 2020 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards. How can a forest be lost? Good question, but this really happened. In […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 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 Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training […]
COVID-19 case count continues to climb
Week by week, more and more COVID-19 cases are diagnosed in the county. On Tuesday, November 24, the county Coronavirus Response Hub confirmed that to date the county has had a total of 60 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Four new cases were reported since Thursday, November 19. Those cases involve three females (80s, 40s and one […]
ISD 166 receives generous donations
ISD 166 school board members received some good news at their November 18 school board meeting. Despite the pall cast by the pandemic, plenty of people (and organizations) have been giving generously to school district. Below are the 22 donations received this month: John Peterson donated $2,300 to Melissa Oberg’s class for Cathi’s Cart. GM Auto Parts ($50), ACE Home […]
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With the generous help of Arrowhead Electric, the folks on Birch Lake will be lighting up their “1000 points of Light” Christmas Tree on the Gunflint Trail once again this year. It will be lit from Thanksgiving Day throughout the season and into the New Year. They hope many people will take the opportunity to enjoy this magical wilderness Christmas […]
Viking volleyball team ends on a winning note
The Cook County High School girls’ volleyball team won its last volleyball match of a COVID-19 shortened season by defeating McGregor three games to none. The Vikings traveled to McGregor to face the McGregor Mercs on Thursday, November 19. None of the games were close, with the Vikings sweeping the Mercs 25-14, 25-17, 25-13. Emmalli Myers was named Cook County […]