Tyler Dean, a 2007 graduate of Cook County High School, is a missionary with a Christian nonprofit organization called Youth With A Mission (“Y-WAM”). His work over the last couple of years has taken him around the world, but he is based in Pismo Beach, California, where one of his most difficult duties is to difficult duties is to reach... READ MORE >
Just after finalizing negotiations with the Cook County Teachers Association over its teachers’ contract, settled just in time to avoid a state-imposed penalty, ISD 166 Superintendent Beth Schwarz has recommended cuts that would impact everyone from janitors to tenured teachers. For now, teacher salaries will undergo a “soft freeze,” giving those not already at the top of the salary scale... READ MORE >
Having a baby can be overwhelming, and having a nurse available to listen, answer questions, and offer information can make things a little easier. A three-year grant from the Arrowhead Health Alliance, a coalition of four northeastern Minnesota counties, is providing a new opportunity for families who are expecting babies or who have infants in the home. Cook County Public... READ MORE >
With cold temperatures and little snow cover, some Grand Marais residents have experienced frozen water lines between the city water main and their homes. At the January 11, 2010 meeting of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Billing Clerk Jan Smith said the city had received five calls regarding frozen water lines in the previous two weeks. ” Thecity is usually... READ MORE >
What to do with the rocks left over from Highway 61 reconstruction between County Road 34 and Chateau LeVeaux has become a bit of a controversy. Lutsen Development Corporation has requested a conditional use permit to temporarily stockpile about 30,000 cubic yards of blasted rock at the Tofte Cook County Airport, but some of the residents near the airport have... READ MORE >
People with properties on the north end of the Arrowhead Trail in Hovland – past the Pine River Bridge – may be a little disappointed to find out that new decking will not be installed on the bridge until April instead of this month as planned. In the meantime, the bridge has a weight restriction of five tons. County Highway... READ MORE >
The Cook County Planning & Zoning Department is working on defining some of its conditions for gravel pit permit renewals after recent inspections resulted in questions about what constituted compliance. At its December 22 meeting, the county board approved renewal of 11 of 13 permits for gravel pits located throughout the county. One that raised questions was a pit owned... READ MORE >
Fourteen ISD 166 teachers were called into Superintendent Beth Schwarz’s office Tuesday, January 12, 2010 and given written notice that impending budget reductions might impact—or eliminate—their positions. Superintendent Schwarz was contacted while at a school board association convention to discuss the action. She will be meeting with the school board Monday, January 18 for a work session to discuss the... READ MORE >
Where is the world’s second largest deposit of platinum group metals (six metals including palladium, iridium, and platinum)? Where is the world’s third largest deposit of copper and nickel? It is in the east end of the Mesabi Iron Range, called the Duluth Complex, and it could bring an economic revival to northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet, a publicly traded mining company... READ MORE >
The Schroeder town board asked a question that seems to be coming back to bite them. As a two-year renewal date approached on its contract with Tofte for First Responder services, the Schroeder town board asked the Tofte town board to justify an increase from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. Tofte investigated what it really costs for its rescue squad,... READ MORE >
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