The Vikings lost a close game this past week and lost a second game that wasn’t close when they faced Cromwell at home on Friday and then travelled to play the Northland Eagles in Remer on Saturday, February 12, the next day. Cromwell came into the game with a 10-9 record but are 8-0 in the conference. At the break... READ MORE >
Independent School District 166 Principal Megan Myer has accepted the superintendent position at Parkers Prairie Public Schools, Parker Prairie, Minnesota. Megan began her tenure at I.S.D. 166 in September 2018. Myers announced earlier that she would leave the school district at the end of the year and start her new position in July 2023. Parker’s Prairie, population 1009, is in... READ MORE >
Cook County Independent School District (ISD) 166 will receive $28,112 which will be used to purchase school bus stop arm cameras for its fleet of 14 school busses. The announcement came last week from the Minnesota Department of Safety who provided nearly $1.4 million in grants to help keep students safe when they got on and off the bus. According... READ MORE >
With the employee contract running out at the end of 2022, the city bargaining unit met with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) representatives. At that meeting, both sides reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract, passed by resolution at the council’s January 25, 2023, meeting. The new contract calls for a three-year term where workers... READ MORE >
After 42 years of driving a school bus for Grand Portage kids, Larry (Fish) Deschampe, 68, has seen it all; bus breakdowns, sick kids, sad kids, happy kids, sweet kids, naughty kids, but what happens when a kid really gets out of line? “Well, kids will be kids,” he said. “But I have a lot of parental backing because I... READ MORE >
Two Cook County residents, Alison Healy and Neil Sherman, are the first artists to be awarded Graham Studio Residencies from the Grand Marais Art Colony. Under the program guidelines, Healy and Sherman will each receive a monthly stipend plus studio access. Funding came from the Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant for this inaugural program. In the future, the Art Colony... READ MORE >
Had his family stayed in the county, Paul Dorr would be a senior on the Vikings’ boys’ basketball team now. Instead, the 6’4” senior guard is the sixth man on the 15-2 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) boys’ basketball team. The 2A school boasts three 6’11” players, all seniors, two of which are headed to Division 1 colleges out of state.... READ MORE >
Cook County stayed with the Barnum Bombers for the first half, trailing 29-23 at the break, but the Bombers pulled away in the second period of play to take a 68-50 win. The game was played last Friday night at home. “Our boys competed with a team looking to win the conference,” said Viking Coach Keaton Riley. “I am very... READ MORE >
Cook County had no answers for the Barnum girls’ offense and smothering defense in a matchup between the two teams played here on Friday, February 3. The taller Barnum players had a big advantage inside and often got a lot of second and third chances to score under the basket. Meanwhile, Cook County had trouble making baskets even on open... READ MORE >
The first time the Vikings played the Two Harbors’ Agates the final score was somewhat close. Not this time around. The Vikings traveled to Two Harbors on February 7 to resume their North Shore rivalry. However, both of the Vikings’ co-captains Katie Peck and MaKenzie Fairbanks were injured in the first half, and that was pretty much it for the... READ MORE >
