Todd Campbell and Rob Ege from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) came before the Schroeder town board on June 12 to discuss short-term and long-term maintenance problems for the portion of Highway 61 that runs through Schroeder. Short-term problems include three areas that flood when there is a lot of rain or quick snowmelt. One of those areas is... READ MORE >
The South Ridge Panthers ended the Vikings’ baseball season on Wednesday, May 30, beating the Vikings 12-6 at Esko. The Vikings’ Richie Furlong was 2-4 at the plate to lead Viking hitters. The Vikings gave up 3 runs in the first inning and 1 run in the second inning. Colin Everson hit an RBI single in the third inning, but... READ MORE >
With the flags at half mast and the fog drifting lazily across the lawn like friendly ghosts left over from an early morning storm, Cook County’s veterans, family, friends and patriots gathered on the lawn of the Cook County courthouse to remember America’s veterans and note the service of veterans from Cook County who have passed away over the last... READ MORE >
Throughout the Northland heavy rains caused roads to wash out and low areas to flood on Thursday, May 24. Much of Cook County received 2-3 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. At 8:30 p.m. on May 24, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol closed Highway 61 approximately four miles west of Grand Marais to... READ MORE >
North Shore Hospital Maintenance Director Rory Smith told the hospital board on May 24 that the building’s oldest heating unit needed to be replaced. Smith said that Stephen J. Gentilli of Dunham, a mechanical and electrical consulting engineering company based in the Twin Cities, had completed a mechanical and electrical systems assessment of the hospital and care center and advised... READ MORE >
Jennifer Backstrom was happy to report that the hospital’s lab and her staff received zero citations after the College of American Pathologists (CAP) inspected on May 1-2, 2012. Backstrom gave her report to the North Shore Hospital board on May 24. “It is difficult for a hospital of any size to pass with no citations, and the laboratory staff should... READ MORE >
Like most school districts statewide Cook County School District 166 is in need of more money and is faced with declining enrollment. And like most districts—if not all districts—programs and teachers and staff have been cut or reduced. So the question is, how do you give the kids the best education with less? All of this was up for discussion... READ MORE >
It took just seven minutes for the school board to terminate three probationary teachers from their contracts with School District ISD 166. Under terms of their contracts, the teachers will be employed through the end of the school year. The board held a special meeting on May 30 at the Jane Mianowski Conference Center at 11:00 a.m. to act on... READ MORE >
The Cook County Vikings baseball team has improved throughout the year, and is now ranked 5th out of nine teams in the Polar League as they head into the playoffs. Leading the way is senior Dylan Quaife. Quaife ranks 3rd in conference batting with an average of .426. He ranks 5th in RBI’s with 14 in 14 games, 2nd in... READ MORE >
For the first time in more than four decades Minnesota hunters and trappers will be allowed to hunt wolves. Hunters or trappers will be allowed to take a total of 400 wolves this year, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment about details of the upcoming season. The DNR plan is for the wolf hunt... READ MORE >
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