Cook County News Herald

EDA and HRA boards vote to merge; now it’s up to the county board and Grand Marais City Council to decide

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Following the resignation of Cook County/ Grand Marais Economic Development...

Correction: Photo credit missing

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Barb Teahen took the picture of the Bobcat climbing the...

Paint The Rock challenge seeks to raise $50,000 for Rock of Ages Lighthouse on Lake Superior

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The Rock of Ages Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising $50,000...

Mural comes down on former Birchbark Books and Gifts building

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A much loved Northwoods - themed public paint-by-number mural designed...

Weekly Weather

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On a sunny day when the Lake Superior waves are...

Update on Birchwood Apartments

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A good deal of progress has been made to correct...

Second reading held to rezone land in Creechville

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Grand Marais City Councilors held the second reading of Ordinance...

County Board Meeting

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On Tuesday, March 14, four speakers came before the county...

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Glowing like a candle flame, the March moon hovers over...

AVID, not what it’s cracked up to be

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We ALL know what the AVID study skills class is supposed to be. It sounds very Minnesota nice… Nobody is arguing that. However, that is not what is happening in...

31st Annual Cook County Emergency Services Conference

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For three decades Cook County Emergency Management has brought forth an Emergency Services Conference and this year is no different. The 31st offering of the Emergency Services Conference will be...

Historical Reflections

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THE BIG FISH THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY Bill Baumgartner of Grand Marais caught this fish in Saganaga Lake last week. This fish weighed 18 1/2 pounds. Bill also caught a...

Down Memory Lane

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C.A.T., a new theory with deep roots

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There is a theory; a popular theory; in casual discussions. It’s called The Acorn Theory. Rather Jungian, rather Adlerian. It states that one’s overarching identity – manifest in theory by...

Meet the Class of 2023

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A look back at people and places that shaped Cook County

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Who was Shingibis? Submitted by Pat Zankman Shingibis, born about...

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Several weeks ago, Drury Lane employees made some ice globes...

Meet with the commissioner

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Cook County Commissioner Deb White is holding a meeting for...

Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying photos

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Do you know who these volleyball players are? And what...

Softball players get ready for the upcoming season

Softball players get ready for the upcoming season

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Cook county High School fastpitch softball players are practicing hard for the upcoming season. The High School gym was alive with the sounds of softballs slapping hard into the fold of leather gloves as the girls played catch and worked on a variety of drills...

Trail Center hosts Dog Days of Winter

Trail Center hosts Dog Days of Winter

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Here are the 2023 Dog Days of Winter results: 4-dog, 2.5-mile dog sled race:1.) Julia Cross2.) Elena Morgan3.) Elliot Wheatley4.) Kit Gottfried5.) Xander Gottfried 6-dog, 5-mile dog sled race:1.) Jason Fries2.) Hannah Soule3.) Don Deckert 8-dog, 10-mile dog sled race:1.) Odin Jorgenson2.) Melissa Domino 2.5-mile...

Paul Dorr helps his team get to state basketball championships

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When Paul Dorr moved with his family at the end of his junior year it meant an opening for someone else on the Vikings' basketball team. Well, also the football and baseball teams because Paul had been the starting quarterback and a strong pitcher/fielder in...

Denali Blackwell named All-Conference

Denali Blackwell named All-Conference

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Cook County High School Sophomore guard Denali Blackwell had an outstanding year on the basketball court and area coaches noticed, casting their ballots which named him to the 2023 Polar League all-conference team. Denali averaged 19.3 points per game to lead the Vikings in scoring....

Winter Sports

Winter Sports

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