Exactly a month after a major fire destroyed an unused building at Hedstrom Lumber Company and about a week after a close call, local fire departments were paged to another fire at the historic lumber mill. A 9-1-1 call came from inside the mill reporting flames in the main sawmill building at 1:36 p.m. June 8 The Maple Hill and... READ MORE >
The Cook County News-Herald spoke with Minnesota House District 3A Representative Rob Ecklund on May 27, a few days after the end of the legislative session. Asked if he was disappointed by the session, Ecklund said it was chaotic as the session came to a close, but added that he was pleased to see some Northland projects approved. Ecklund said... READ MORE >
A search is under way at Temperance River in Tofte for a young man who disappeared while swimming in the river yesterday. At approximately 6:34 p.m. on June 11, Cook County Law Enforcement received a 9-1-1 call reporting that “a kid fell into the gorge at Temperance River State Park.” Cook County Deputies, Minnesota State Patrol, Tofte and Schroeder First... READ MORE >
Cook County Sheriff Deputy Ben Hallberg welcomed friends and family members to the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Tuesday, May 24. He congratulated the D.A.R.E. class of 2016 and said, “This group of kids did an excellent job this year.” To prove his point, he asked the D.A.R.E. graduates to shout out what they... READ MORE >
A motorhome with six passengers ran off the side of Highway 61 about one mile south of Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder at about 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. All six occupants escaped serious injury. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2001 Beaver Motor Coach, driven by Mark Damaske, 66, of Mequon, Wisconsin, was traveling northeast when... READ MORE >
The last few weeks have been fun at the News-Herald as we try to attend all the last minute school functions— the awards program, project fair, DARE graduation, guitar program, writers’ tea, and coming up as I write this, Baccalaureate and graduation. The flurry of activities follows on the heels of our work to put together the Class of 2016... READ MORE >
A Duluth man was in a single vehicle accident on Highway 61 between the U.S. Forest Service building and the Tofte Holiday Station at 9:16 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25. Jason M. Voeltz, 31, of Duluth was driving northeast in a 2007 Chevrolet Express cargo van owned by Northern Door and Hardware when he ran off the road and struck... READ MORE >
The election filing period for a number of local government positions closed on May 31, 2016. Although there were a number of seats on the ballots, at press time only a handful of candidates had filed— and only one incumbent county commissioner, Garry Gamble, had a challenger. Myron Bursheim filed to run against Commissioner Gamble. Gamble represents Commissioner District 2,... READ MORE >
On a recent emergency call, a member of the Cook County Ambulance expressed frustration to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office about the number of vehicles that did not pull over when the ambulance was returning to North Shore Hospital with lights and sirens. Sheriff Pat Eliasen said no action was taken other than making the incident a matter of record,... READ MORE >
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call of a car “way down in the ditch” at the Poplar River in Lutsen at 7:16 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24. The 2003 black Hyundai Elantra was discovered by Lutsen volunteer firefighter Ben Belland who noticed a badly damaged guardrail on Highway 61 on the lakeside of the river and stopped to investigate.... READ MORE >
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