Cook County is set to receive a substantial $1 million grant from DEED, a significant boost for the community. This grant will be utilized for the redevelopment of the Taconite Harbors Energy Center and the construction of a county waste transfer station, marking a pivotal moment for the county's economic and environmental future.
Q- Can you tell us a little bit about your background, family, work experiences, and time serving the community as a county commissioner? A- I married my high school sweetheart–whom I met while performing in the Bloomington High School musical “Brigadoon.' We have been blessed with five talented children who are all raising gifted children of their own. We lost our daughter Jessa to cancer in 2021 at the age of 42 years.
Two paintings have come home. Two of Alfred (Ade) Toftey's paintings, deeply rooted in the local community, were recently donated temporarily to the Cook County News-Herald by Jon Skibbe. Jon, whose father, Eugene was an art collector, purchased these two paintings from Ade in the 1960s. It was his father’s wish to ensure that the work of Ade, a talented painter and journalist, returned to Grand Marais. Ade worked in the building that is now, once again, the current newspaper building after several relocations.
The Northshore Inline Marathon took place on September 14 in Duluth, Minnesota. Cook County residents Ezme Mundell and Arlo Litterst participated in the Rollerski half marathon. The race followed the breathtakingly scenic highway and entered Duluth on the freeway. All the roads were closed off so the race could happen. Toward the end of the race, participants skied through the freeway tunnels and ended near the DECC.
Chad Benesh, 50, Grand Marais, placed 140th in the 102.9-mile Superior Fall Trail race held two weeks ago on the Superior Hiking Trails. Chad completed the distance in 36:42:01. There were 163 finishers in this grueling race, which saw runners run from Gooseberry Falls to Caribou Highlands, traversing often hilly, rocky, rutted trails with a net elevation change of 34,700 feet.
Two evenly matched Vikings teams met on Friday night at Lyle Anderson Field, and one was surely going to win—and one would lose. Sadly, that was our Vikings team.
On Tuesday evening, September 17, at 8:29 p.m., the Cook County Sheriff 's office received a call that a 2019 Blue Highlander carrying two people had gone Highway 61 on the north side of Tofe, crashing through a bike path fence.
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.
It’s been a year of transformation on North House Folk School’s campus. From the moment the little yellow house took to the road, it’s taken many months and many hands to complete the Welcome Center, North House’s new building on Highway 61. Now, the finish line is in sight—the Welcome Center is officially opening to the public on Thursday, September 19, with a Community Open House from 5-7pm. It’s a day to celebrate the many Cook County residents who were involved in the building process and have helped frame the future of the school.
Boreal Partners Transit New Transportation Option Transportation is an important element of access to health care since challenges with transportation can affect a person’s ability to initiate or follow through with medical appointments. Throughout the U.S., people living in rural areas such as Cook County report both greater struggles with transportation and longer travel distances to accessing health care than the population in general.