The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Cook and Lake counties. Volunteers are needed for a minimum of one morning during the June 30 through July 10 monitoring period, to count the number of adult and juvenile loons on pre-selected lakes. For more than 20 years, with the assistance of hundreds... READ MORE >
With the gymnasium filled with family, friends and onlookers, 33 Cook County High School students waited patiently to receive their high school diplomas last Saturday, June 3, 2023. The graduation ceremonies at the Cook County High School were filled with some tender moments and funny lines. Following CCHS concert bands performance of Pomp and Circumstances and the Honor Song performed... READ MORE >
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all... READ MORE >
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not... READ MORE >
The Minnesota DFL House and Senate passed a bill along party lines that will mandate that businesses of all sizes provide employees up to 48 hours of paid sick time each year starting January 1, 2024. Called the (earned sick and safe time) bill, employees will make one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours of work. The sick... READ MORE >
The Cook County Minnesota Highway Department is seeking candidates for the Highway Advisory Committee to represent districts 2, 3, and 5 (one opening in each district). The Highway Advisory Committee is a sounding board for the County Engineer and helps make recommendations on highway department policy and responsibilities, as well as a way for the department to inform the public... READ MORE >
By one count, 170 people attended the Memorial Day service held last Monday on the courthouse lawn, a crowd more significant than has been seen for several years. Robert (Bob) Mattson once again led the ceremony. Bob has been active in planning and running the Memorial Day service since the early 1990s. “This will be my last time,” he said,... READ MORE >
North Shore Health (NSH) is proud to announce that North Shore Living (Care Center) made it for over three years through the COVID-19 pandemic without a single case of COVID. The first American case of COVID-19 was reported on January 20, 2020, and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the U.S. outbreak a Public... READ MORE >
Running 30 miles per day on a cantered road while carrying a 25-pound backpack has had some interesting effects on Zack Jennissen. “I suffered overuse injuries. My feet hurt; arches, ankles, calves, hamstrings, everything hurt. I had to take six days off because my legs were injured,” he said. That and eating predominantly gas station food to boost his nutrition... READ MORE >
Bruce Kimmel of Ehlers met with commissioners to discuss options for financing the county’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Cook County anticipates spending as much as $13.4 million over the next five years to upgrade buildings nearing or exceeding expected lifetimes. In a past column Administrator James Joerke pointed out, “By catching up on deferred maintenance and adopting regular equipment... READ MORE >
