Katie Peck, a Senior at Cook County High School, recently signed with Mesabi Range College to play Volleyball, Basketball and Softball. Katie is no stranger to a busy schedule while maintaining top grades. She has been playing three sports since third grade, winning numerous All-Conference honors through her years of competition.
Boys’ take a tough loss to Floodwood
It was a cold day on Tuesday, January 31, perfect weather for Polar Bears but not so much for Vikings. The Cook County Boys basketball team got off to a hot start against the Floodwood Polar Bears last Tuesday, leading 33-24 at the half. The team extended its lead to 13 points early in the second half and then the […]
Host dishes for hot dogs
If you have read this column any time, you know I love dogs. We now have four beauties. Not to be rude, but I prefer female dogs and not the tiny breeds. (Several might remember that I tried to Hire a Hitman to kill a Chihuahua in one of my early columns.) Unlike my children Zoe, Jack, and Ben, whom […]
The short and the long of it
I consider myself rather an idiot savant in the gauging of short lengths and medium distances. Either that or I’m just way off and I think I’m a savant but I’m really just an idiot. Because my buddy Bob and I can get into some emotional exchanges when we play that game. Actually, I’m the emotional one (if arrogance, stubbornness, […]
Joanna Oberg wins the John Beargrease 120-mile race
Finally, Joanna Oberg completed the Beargrease 120 with eight dogs and her first victory in the mid-race. “I’ve always finished with seven dogs or six dogs, so this was really nice for me to finish with my whole team,” said the Grand Marais musher who operates Run Silent Racing Kennel, a kennel that holds 15-20 dogs with adults and puppies. […]
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 […]
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 punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News- Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will […]