Cook County Law Enforcement received a call reporting a vehicle in the ditch below the water tower in Grand Marais at 9:47 p.m. on June 20. The caller stated that the vehicle “crossed the road and is in the west side ditch.” The caller did not know if the party was injured. Emergency Responders and Sheriff deputies were paged and... READ MORE >
Greetings to everyone visiting the North House Folk School Wooden Boat Show! Whether you’re someone who made the trek from far away or a local resident who enjoys heading to the waterfront, I hope you have a wonderful weekend checking out the meticulously crafted canoes, kayaks, skiffs, dinghies, rowboats, sculls, sailing vessels and more. I hope that you are able... READ MORE >
A post to Facebook following a Trinity Lutheran Church youth group event on Tuesday, June 16, declared, “Here’s what Hovland kids do for fun.” The pictures with the post show brave “kids” of all ages taking the plunge into chilly Lake Superior to raise funds for an upcoming trip to a National Youth Gathering in Detroit, Michigan in mid-July. The... READ MORE >
School District 166 has been debating whether or not to proceed with construction of a new bus garage for several months. At a May 7 school board meeting, the decision was postponed until School Maintenance Supervisor Tom Nelson could give a report on the condition of the building. On May 21, the board heard that report and ultimately passed a... READ MORE >
Although the pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) is not Minnesota’s State Flower—that honor was bestowed on the pink and white or showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae) in 1902— the wild pink orchid is a beloved sight in the Northland. Places where the lovely flowers grow are well-kept secrets, more closely guarded than a favorite fishing spot or blueberry patch. Sadly,... READ MORE >
There have always been schemes to separate hardworking people from their hard-earned money. Recently there have been particularly aggressive attempts from people pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Local tax preparers urge citizens to not give out any personal or financial information to someone who calls claiming to be from the IRS. Sue Westerlind at George Maruska,... READ MORE >
Cook County received an emergency call reporting a two-car collision on Highway 61 near Cascade River in Lutsen at 9:41 a.m. Friday, June 5. The original caller stated a semi was involved. Fortunately, that was not the case. There were no serious injuries in the crash; however, traffic was backed up on Highway 61 for several hours. The accident involved... READ MORE >
I received a great email from someone recently, apologizing for taking so long to get back to me with an answer to a question I had asked. She stated that the email “got buried” in her inbox. I can so relate to this! We get hundreds of emails every day at the News- Herald. The majority of them are junk... READ MORE >
You could say Leif Anderson had a dynamite finish to eighth-grade at Cook County Middle School, earning an Honorable Mention at Minnesota History Day on May 2 with his presentation on the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel. Approximately 1,500 students, as well as teachers, family members and judges gathered at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis campus for the state competition. Leif... READ MORE >
The approximately 200 citizens who crowded into the Cook County Courthouse on March 9, 2015 have been anxiously awaiting the ruling of Sixth District Court Judge Michael Cuzzo in the case of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) versus David Berglund and Lake View Natural Dairy (LVND). On June 3, Cuzzo ruled that David Berglund was not in contempt of... READ MORE >
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