December 2023

Gunflint Mail Run postponed

Race organizers have postponed the Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog race because of a lack of snow and warm temperatures. The Gunflint Mail Run Board of Directors will post weekly updates on the Gunflint Mail Run websites with the hopes of announcing a later date for the race to be held.

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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 punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County NewsHerald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

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Conservation Officer Tales

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 to be safe and to follow the rules!

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DECEMBER SONG

Every year, in deep December, comes the time our hearts remember many precious truths of when the Savior came to man. Mary, virgin maiden tender, bowed her will in full surrender, watching God the Father blend her life into His plan.

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