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, July 136:39 p.m. Pancore Lake Road: Smoke in area. Caller reported that there was thick smoke […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Jeri Vanessa Oswalt, 62, Brooklyn […]
Duclos wins her fourth log rolling championship
Congratulations must be extended to Alessandra (Ali) Duclos, the Lutsen log roller who won her fourth straight amateur log rolling world championship at the 61st the Hayward, Wisconsin Lumberjack World Championships (LWC). Ali was the lone competitor from Cook County competing this year. Normally there is a team of kids from Cook County who train together and travel to log […]
Junior Legion Cook County/ Silver Bay baseball team advances in the play-offs
Playing in a must win or go home game, the Vikings took an 8-2 victory over Eveleth on Friday, July 30 in a game played in Ely. Paul Dorr had a great night on the mound. The right hander pitched a complete seven inning game to take the win. Paul gave up 10 hits, struck out six, walked one and […]
Restoration and reflection
My uncle David has followed his bliss and made his life at the confluence of the mighty Mississippi and scenic St. Croix rivers. Down there his nickname is “Riv,” from “The River Rat.” His beloved first dog was named Croix. When my brother and I moved up here some few years ago, my uncle David gifted us two old 10-foot […]
Zoom with me
I recently met a dynamic woman living on the shore of Pleasant Lake. We started discussing how nice it was to be out and about and visiting again after the pandemic. She explained to me how the neighborhood ladies had learned to use Zoom in the last 18 months to get together over wine and appetizers “remotely”. I loved that […]
Ruffed grouse counts down from last year
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts are down from last year as expected during the declining phase of the species’ 10-year cycle — a predictable pattern recorded for 72 years. Although peaks vary from 8 to 11 years apart, the most recent peak in the cycle occurred in 2017. Ruffed grouse populations are surveyed by counting the number of male […]
Half-Way Summer Bucket List
EDUCATION BEATCan you believe it is just about the half-way mark for summer? If your kids are anything like mine, the battle cries of, “We are bored!” and “What are we doing today?” have started to fill the time between waking up and finishing my first cup of coffee. I always like to hold out on some tricks up my sleeve […]
Wandering Poetry
A woman of 30 years has lived several lives and expresses some of that in the poem below. It caught me—and this column — with “wanderer.” This column is about wondering while we wander. Shall we encourage her? WandererGive language to the wandererSecond guess the meaning they would have us reciteThe inner drum will beat no matter what.Forgiveness is a […]
State courts modify face covering guidance to authorize local decision-making
On July, 2021 the Minnesota Judicial Branch announced a modification to its guidance on face coverings in court facilities. District court judges may require face coverings in courtrooms and public spaces of court facilities. Throughout the pandemic, the Judicial Branch has based its decisions for courthouse operations on the guidance of public health experts, the status of virus transmission in […]