Truckers protest interstate load restrictions
Truckers frustrated with their options when delivering logs to paper mills in Duluth or Cloquet planned a protest rally on Superior Street in Duluth— with semis—on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Full Story
Grand Marais man killed in rollover
Brian J. Mathson, 63, of Grand Marais was killed in a single vehicle accident on the expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors on Monday, February 8, 2010. Full Story
Local snowmobilers ride in “Never Surrender” tour
The Blackwoods Blizzard “Never Surrender” Tour, a ride to fight ALS, took place February 4-6, 2010 with 153 snowmobilers raising $503,000 for the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Four local snowmobilers were on the trails, riding 370 miles over three days. Full Story
Telecommunication companies clamoring for tower space
Requests from telecommunication companies and governmental agencies for space on Cook County towers is increasing, and Sheriff Mark Falk is spending more and more of his time dealing with those requests. On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Falk asked the county board to authorize communication specialist Duane Ege to take over the task of negotiating contracts on the county’s behalf. Full Story
County grants requests from Highway Department
With a bid price about to expire and new bids expected to be 8-10% higher, Highway Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstag brought an equipment purchase request to the county board Tuesday, January 26, 2010, sooner than originally planned. Full Story
Tofte obtains permit to stockpile rock on runway
The county board has approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for the Town of Tofte to stockpile 30,000 cubic yards of rock on its unused airport runway. The rock, which belongs to KGM Construction, came from the area along Highway 61 between Lutsen and Tofte where the company is improving the road. Full Story
Judge issues orders in Thompson case
Judge Kenneth Sandvik has issued his response to a November 3, 2009 contested joint omnibus hearing and related challenges by the defense involving a Cook County husband and wife accused of committing crimes against an acquaintance last spring. The crimes allegedly took place in the defendants’ home over an 8½-hour period from the evening of May 15 to the morning of May 16, 2009. Full Story
Spence re-appointed to Private Detective Services Board
Staff reports
Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Michael Campion has reappointed
Thomas W. Spence
of Schroeder to the Private Detective and Protective Agent Services Board. The appointment runs through 2013. Full Story
Birch Grove Community School joins “Race to the Top”
Staff reports
Birch Grove Community School of Tofte is among 450+ Minnesota schools statewide that have applied for federal stimulus funding designated for education. Full Story
Tofte Fire Department receives grant for new tanker
Tofte Fire Chief Rich Nelson received notice on February 4 that the Tofte Volunteer Fire Department would be receiving a grant of $156,988 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The grant funding will be used to purchase a new tanker truck. Full Story
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic to use new information system
Staff reports
Patients seeking care at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic can be confident that doctors can now quickly locate their health records across several regional health care providers— saving critical time in emergencies, ensuring care is based on accurate medical history and saving scarce health care dollars. Full Story
Northwoods Food Project offers gardening opportunities to everyone
The Northwoods Food Project (NFP) is going great guns this year. It’s hosting the Northern Gardening
show on WTIP Radio, organizing the second year of community gardens and the GardenShare program, developing a wild and locally grown foods cookbook and growing vegetable transplants for sale this spring, as well as helping with the youth after-school gardening program. Full Story
Winter Tracks Festival set for Feb. 25-28
Staff reports
Ever wonder what winter is like on the Gunflint Trail?
More and more families are discovering the classic outdoor fun of wintertime games and activities in the North Woods, and the 6th Annual Winter Tracks Festival is the perfect time to join in the fun! Full Story
“Mush for a Cure” fundraiser set for March 13
Think Pink!
If you thought the Beargrease Marathon was fun to watch, then you will love the Mush for a Cure Sled Dog Fundraiser on the Gunflint Trail. Mushers and their dog teams cloaked in pink begin the event at a mass start on Gunflint Lake on Saturday, March 13. Full Story
Beaver Bay hosts Sugar On Snow event
Staff reports
Thecommunity of Beaver Bay is hosting its seventh annual Colonial Sugar On Snow event on Friday and Saturday, February 26–27. The public is invited to meet at the Beaver Bay Community Center to participate in Colonial trades, games and activities. Full Story
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities
of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings
are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete
accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record.
Full Story
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform
the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the
potential punishment exceeds $100 and/or 10 days in jail. All fines have
additional surcharges and fees and may be much higher. Full Story
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