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 $125 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 be granted.
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!
Arrowhead Cooperative recently held its Annual Meeting, an event that highlighted the Cooperative’s achievements, future plans, and the value of member participation. Approximately 100 people attended the meeting, with 71 memberships officially registered, underscoring the community’s strong engagement.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Each year, the residents of Cook County properly dispose of between 11 and 16 tons of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) each year. In converting that into pounds, it equates to between 22,000 and 32,000 pounds of HHW each year that is fortunately being kept out of not only the landfills, but also our lakes, rivers and streams.
Gordon Engstrom was named the 2024 Tofte Township Citizen of the Year at the July 4th celebration held in Tofte. Township Board Chair Craig Horak thanked Engstrom for stepping up to fill the township's treasurer position, a job that isn’t easy to fill.
BRIAN LARSEN A little mud—okay a lot of muddidn’t deter a large number of runners from participating the July 4th Tofte Trek races that started and ended at the Birch Grove Community Center. All told 117 runners finished the race, 74 men and 43 women with seven who couldn’t complete the race.
The DeArruda Wharton family of Grand Marais has been named Cook County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Good Nature Farm is an offgrid family farm located outside of Grand Marais.
