The Cook County boys’ young varsity squad had a tough game to start the 2022-2023 season, facing a loaded Mountain Iron-Buhl (MIB) team on December 8 at home. Fresh off winning the nine-man state football championship, MIB is loaded with great athletes. Through three games lightening quick guard Asher Zubich is averaging 31 points a game. Zubich and Josh Holmes […]
Norpine Fat Bike Classic is back, featuring the CRAZY Pine Criterium and the Fat Bike Expo
Registration is now open for the Norpine Fat Bike Classic, which will return to Lutsen with events beginning Sunday, January 1, 2023, and culminating with races on Saturday, January 7. Hosted by the Superior Cycling Association, all events are held on the Norpine Cross-Country Ski Trails, which take riders through stands of old-growth cedars on Pisten Bully-groomed trails while overlooking […]
Do you know snow?
I feel grateful to have been asked, a handful of times in my life, “What is snow like?” The gratefulness I feel because it means I’ve traveled, traveled very far; have talked with strange, foreign peoples, people living in exotic places. I feel lucky for that. Although the near people who have loved me and provided so much of my […]
Rob’s Advent Calendar©
Every year around this time, some well-meaning aunt sends my children an advent calendar. Not one of the cool, new, weird advent calendars. Not the advent calendars with booze or beauty products or fishing tackles or coffee or rocks or the one for your pet. (Fun Fact: If there currently isn’t enough friction in your marriage, you can even get […]
Minnesota’s updated wolf plan strengthens wolf conservation
Plan guides DNR’s approach to wolf managementThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized an updated wolf management plan that incorporates the diverse views of Minnesotans and will guide the state’s approach to wolf conservation for the next 10 years. “We’re proud we brought people together to update Minnesota’s wolf plan,” said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “We had great engagement from tribes, state and federal agencies, […]
Grand Marais Library relaunches Friday Night Reels
Winter film series is backGrand Marais Public Library announces the return of Friday Night Reels, a community favorite film series program that takes place at the library each Friday night at 6 PM starting January 6 and lasting until March 10. The films are thoughtfully selected by a committee to inspire discussion, and light snacks are provided by the library’s sponsor and community partner, […]
State Canvassing Board certifies election results
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board certified the 2022 General Election results of the recounts in Minnesota House District 3A and 3B on Thursday, December 15 and made it official, Roger Skraba and Natalie Zeleznikar will be joining the House. Skraba, a republican from Ely, beat incumbent Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL I-Falls) by 15 votes out of 21,721 votes cast in […]
MnDOT reminds public not to push or pile snow onto roads
The Minnesota Department of Transportation would like to remind the public it is illegal to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street and asks for help keeping roads clear for everyone’s safety. Snow on or near public roads can create hazards such as drainage, drifting and sight obstruction. Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the […]
World Press Institute to bring foreign journalists to Cook County
It’s still a ways off, but the planning to bring ten foreign journalists for three days to Cook County is in the works, says World Press Institute Director David McDonald. McDonald said the journalists will be here March 12-15 and the big community forum will be Monday night at the Arrowhead Center of Arts (ACA). This will be the World […]
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 […]