Cook County Emergency Director Mike Keyport presented the Cook County Emergency Operations Plan Review to the commissioners at the board’s December 12 meeting. Every four years, commissioners must review the county’s emergency plans.
In last week's issue of the News Herald, Dr. Bruce Dahlman directly referred to a letter from Wapiti’s Vice President of Medical Staffing, Jen Lloyd, revealing that both Wapiti and the North Shore Hospital worked together to dismiss him from his many years of service at our hospital ER. Repeated statements from North Shore Hospital board chairperson, Kay Olson, assuring us that this was a unilateral action taken by Wapiti and that the hospital was not involved are now shown to be misleading at the least. Chairperson Olson’s dismissal of community testimonies and concerns as emotional and misinformed have, themselves, proven to be condescending and misinformed. Consequently, I find it hard to trust communications from the hospital board and the hospital administration.
Todd Ford, Public Information Coordinator All North Shore Health and North Shore Living Staff and visitors, due to exceeding the values of a respiratory illness outbreak defined in the Respiratory Illness Prevention Program, we will be mandating mask use until further notice. If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact Troy Batchelor, Director of Nursing or Jason Yuhas, CIO, ICD, QIC.
Cook County Community Center Winter Programs 2023/2024 By: Leanne Avery, Community Center Assistant and Sarah Waddle, Community Center Director & Extension Educator The Cook County Community Center is wrapping up a wonderful year of hosting gatherings of all kinds. Our mission is to offer social, recreational, and community-focused programming and partnerships that create a culture of belonging, active living, and lifelong learning for all.
Please submit obituaries to ccnh@boreal.org. Michael John Sloan Michael John Sloan, 72, of Paris, Tennessee died Sunday, November 5, 2023, unexpectedly from an ongoing battle of cancer.
Superior National Forest has issued a final Record of Decision on the proposed 495-acre Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area On December 15 the USDA Forest Service’s Superior National Forest issued a final Record of Decision on the proposed 495-acre Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area. Based on findings through the National Environmental Policy Act process and tribal consultation, the Superior National Forest has selected the “No Action Alternative and will not be approving the permit application.” “Through input from the public and partners, consultation with our local tribes, along with the environmental analysis, the Forest made this decision of ‘No Action’ for the Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area,” said Tom Hall, Forest Supervisor for the Superior National Forest, “The NEPA process is designed to include public engagement to ensure federal actions consider all relevant information and potential impacts of a proposed project prior to approving a project.
Cook County Attorney Molly Hicken will lead the Minnesota County Attorneys Association (MCAA) over the next 12 months. Hicken was elected president during the Association’s annual meeting in Bloomington on December 7th.
The game was close all night, but in the end, the Cromwell-Wright Cardinals did just enough to take a 66-63 victory over the Vikings. The game was played here on Friday, December 15.