A pick-up truck went off the road near mile marker 92 in Lutsen on Saturday, April 2, sending four people to the hospital. Fortunately none of the injuries were life threatening. Kyle D. Kropelnicki, 38, of Hastings, Minnesota was driving north on Highway 61 in a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado when the truck went into the ditch and hit an embankment.... READ MORE >
I love living in Cook County. I like being here in the bitter cold, in the humidity of summer. I like it when the lakes are frozen and we have to fish through the ice and when we get sunburned fishing from a boat. I can endure mosquitos and biting flies. But mud season tries my patience. Every year around... READ MORE >
A call came into Cook County Law Enforcement on Tuesday, March 22, reporting that a semi truck and trailer was on fire on Highway 61 in Lutsen. The caller stated that it was unknown if anyone was injured. The truck, a 2003 Peterbilt towing a trailer with a backhoe on it, was being driven by John Hanson, 46, of Mountain... READ MORE >
Heavy snow and ice has taken a toll on northland trees this winter. Another downfall last week caused an electric power line to break in Tofte, creating a hazard in the Highway 61 ditch near the Birch Grove Community Center. A passing motorist contacted Cook County Law Enforcement at 10:52 a.m. on March 16 reporting the downed power line, stating... READ MORE >
I like to decorate my house for special occasions, although I’ve gotten busier and busier over the years so I don’t do as much as I used to. In fact for the past two years I haven’t decorated a big tree at Christmas time. I’ve simply brought out an assortment of little knick-knacks, hand towels and so on with a... READ MORE >
Cook County Schools – ISD 166 and Cook County Higher Education have been collaborating to offer basic welding classes for several years. In February 2016, the course was offered for the first time in the newly renovated and expanded ISD 166 Industrial Arts center. According to all who participated— instructor Don Hammer, interim Industrial Arts Teacher Mitch Dorr, Higher Ed... READ MORE >
At the February meeting of the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), the board agreed to proceed with hiring an EDA director, something the authority has been without since the previous director resigned in January 2011. The members of the committee assigned to review applications and interview candidates has made its selection. A final decision will be made by... READ MORE >
Over the winter, members of the local horse community and Go Dog North Shore met to discuss shared use of the Gunflint Horse Arena and Dog Park in Grand Marais. Although it is a long-range goal of Go Dog North Shore to have its own separate space for a dog park, for now, the groups will share the space with... READ MORE >
Kirk Lee Bigby, 61, of Finland, Minnesota, facing charges of 2nd degree murder, appeared briefly in Cook County court on Friday, March 11, only to have his attorneys and County Attorney Molly Hicken agree to schedule the next hearing in his case for 10:30 a.m. on May 27. Bigby was arrested on December 9 for allegedly shooting and killing Marcus... READ MORE >
The last few weeks of Unorganized Territory have been filled with thoughts on the financial challenges facing our local school board, on the possibility of a Dollar General store coming to Cook County and about the contentious national political process under way. Lest anyone take anything I write from my bully pulpit too seriously, I thought I’d lighten up a... READ MORE >
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