In a move that shocked local members of the DFL, Senate District 3 DFL Chair Paul Fish, who was charged with organizing the events surrounding the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the August 8 death of House District 3A Representative David Dill, cancelled the endorsing convention that had been scheduled by other party officials for September... READ MORE >
As I write this week’s Unorganized Territory, it appears that today will be another beautiful fall day. The leaves are turning with splashes of red and gold scattered amongst the green and the sky is a brilliant blue. I’m looking forward to this weekend’s festivities—it’s Radio Waves weekend. I can’t imagine that there is anyone who lives in Cook County... READ MORE >
Although the Boy Scouts of America – Voyageurs Area Council (VAC) has been evaluating it strategic goals, which includes inventorying its facilities, camps and properties for about a year, it came as a surprise to the leaders and parents of Cook County’s Pack 167 to hear that the Boy Scout property on Devil Track Lake might be sold. Reached in... READ MORE >
I don’t always agree with Governor Mark Dayton. However, I do agree with a comment he made about the protest of the Minnesota State Fair by the Black Lives Matter group. According to the Pioneer Press, before Saturday’s fair protest, the governor said that while Black Lives Matter had valid concerns, the protest of the “Great Minnesota Get Together” was... READ MORE >
An elderly man went missing from the Sawbill Lake Campground for a short period of time on Tuesday, August 25 but was fortunately found before a full search was launched. A call for help came from Sawbill Outfitters at 4:55 p.m. A group of seven paddlers had passed a woman who said her husband had gone looking for firewood earlier... READ MORE >
There are now six candidates in the race for the Minnesota House 3A seat made vacant by the passing of Representative David Dill—four running as Democratic-Farm- Labor candidates, one as a Republican and one Independent candidate. Although the Republican and Independent candidate move ahead to the general election without contest, the September 29 primary will determine which DFL candidate will... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Fire Department was paged to the U.S. – Canadian border crossing at Pigeon River at 2:37 p.m. on Monday, August 24 to assist with a semitrailer with “brakes on fire.” According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers on duty at the Grand Portage Port of Entry at the time the truck arrived there was smoke and... READ MORE >
At the August meeting of the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), EDA Treasurer and acting general manager at Superior National at Lutsen (SNL) Scott Harrison gave an update on rounds at the golf course. The joint county/city economic authority owns and is responsible for management of the golf course. Harrison said last year was really difficult for the... READ MORE >
A two-vehicle collision near Tofte General Store sent one person to the hospital on Thursday, August 27. At about 2:53 p.m., Mandy J. Bradley, 38, of Two Harbors, was parked on the shoulder of Highway 61, facing east in a 2014 Jeep Patriot. Bradley pulled back onto the roadway, sideswiping a 2006 Honda CR-V driven by Steven Dobbelmann, 62, of... READ MORE >
Court proceedings for the four people who were arrested on February 8, 2015 after allegedly participating in the kidnapping of a Grand Marais woman and her 5-year-old child continue with guilty pleas and sentencing for some of the suspects. Michael Chilstrom, 39, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota entered a guilty plea on August 7 to burglary in the first degree and... READ MORE >
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