Cromwell girls got off to a big lead early and ten-runned the Vikings 11-1 on Tuesday, May 16 in a game played at the Rec Park. In the third and fourth innings the Viking’s defense was credited with five straight put-outs, three by catch and throw to first and two catches in the outfield. Katie Peck took the mound for... READ MORE >
Two teams from Cook County High School qualified to participate in the 2023 Envirothon state competition held May 15 at in Fergus Falls, at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center. Viking Envirothon Coach April Wahlstrom said her teams placed 15th and 18th out of 30 teams. The Envirothon theme for 2023 was “Adapting to a Changing Climate.” The top four teams at... READ MORE >
After a lengthy discussion about merging the HRA and EDA, Cook County Commissioners voted 3-2 to keep the HRA and EDA separate. Voting for the resolution proposed by Commissioner Stacey Hawkins were Deb White, Ginny Storlie, and Hawkins. Voting against was Ann Sullivan and Dave Mills. In a separate vote, Board Chair Ann Sullivan called for the merger, with her... READ MORE >
The Great Expectations School Writing Celebration was held on Thursday evening, April 27th. “We had a wonderful turnout for our annual event. It is a fabulous way to share and celebrate our students’ writing journey throughout their years at GES,” said Jeanne Spry. Depending on the kids’ grade level, the poems, prose, stories, and book reports were well done for... READ MORE >
Travis Novitsky was a major part of the beautifully shot and narrated Northern Nights, Starry Skies documentary that can be found and watched on YouTube. Due to some medical issues Travis wasn’t able to reply to some questions he had been sent about the one-hour film he narrated and co-produced. Now healthy, he got back to me with some answers... READ MORE >
A recent house-fire took everything that Harlan Schwab owned, and nearly took his life. Harlan woke up to his house burning and escaped through a window, suffering minor injuries. Unfortunately, Harlan, a senior citizen, didn’t have insurance on his house to cover the loss of his home or possessions. He is currently living in Duluth with a nephew, but he... READ MORE >
Northland Foundation announced 54 grant awards across the region and Cook County certainly got its share of the $976,910 that was distributed. I.S.D. 166 received $13,000 to expand early childhood family education programming to the west end of Cook County and Grand Portage. Cook County Care Partners received $25,000 to support programs and services to help older adults live independently... READ MORE >
The Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is holding a public hearing on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the commissioners’ room in the courthouse to discuss selling some land above the Birch Grove Community Center that will be used to build public housing. The HRA will consider selling property to the Temperance Trail Development LLC (Developer)... READ MORE >
The Cook County girls’ fastpitch softball team traveled to McGregor on May 4 to take on the Mercs and came away with a 17-3 victory. It was the first win of the season for the young Vikings, whose roster includes one senior, one junior, and the majority of starters in ninth grade. Kallie Anderson took the win for the Vikings.... READ MORE >
Some of the best trail runners in the country will come to compete in the upcoming May 20 Superior Trail Race(s). Rocksteady Running is once again hosting the rugged Superior Hiking Trail event. John Storkamp is the race director and founder of Rocksteady Running. John said this year, 980 runners are coming from two countries, 24 states, and 200 Minnesota... READ MORE >
