Only one bid was received by the Cook County Highway Department for production of gravel in Hovland’s Irish Creek pit this summer. Northland Aggregate was awarded the contract with a $30,310 bid for 7,000 cubic yards of Class 1 aggregate, well under the Highway Department’s $50,000 budget. At the county board meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Commissioner Bruce Martinson said... READ MORE >
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 to draft a letter of support for a grant application that would bring broadband internet capabilities to the entire county. County Information Technology Director Danna MacKenzie reported to the board that federal stimulus dollars are available for bringing broadband infrastructure to communities that don’t have it. The Cook County... READ MORE >
Beth Schwarz, currently director of education and licensing at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, has accepted the position of ISD 166 superintendent. She signed a three-year contract at a salary of $95,000 a year. She will officially begin July 1, 2009 but plans to make trips to Cook County before then. Elementary class sizes After a meeting was held... READ MORE >
At 9:22 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009, Cook County resident Lonnie Dupre and his companions, Maxime Edgard Chaya of Lebanon and Stuart Smith of Plano, Texas stood at the North Pole on cross-country skis. Eight hours and eight minutes later, Tyler Fish of Ely, son-in-law of Grand Marais resident Lois Johnson and husband of Lois’s daughter Sarah LaKosky, stood at... READ MORE >
