April 2025
U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July
The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect July 13. The new rates include The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters will increase from 28 cents to 29 cents. The Postal a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents.
Preventing Fraud & Scams
Free Online Presentation Offered Wednesday, May 14, 2025
March 2025 Lodging Tax Report
This is the March 2025 Lodging Tax Report from the Auditor's Office for January 2025 collections. The Visit Cook County Income Study shows that January collections were up 19% over 2024 and Fiscal-Year-to-Date collections are up 1.88%. As compared to fiscal year 19-20, January collections are up 17.7%.
Invoking the Insurrection Act would be reckless and dangerous!
President Trump’s January 20th proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border raises serious alarms.
Make Good Trouble
Letters to the editor are the opinions of the writer and don’t necessarily reflect the views of the newspaper.
The State of Birds in North America
Local birder Joe Lutz will present at the library to honor Earth Week
Local firefighters receive training
Nine dedicated area volunteer firefighters, including five from Grand Portage, two from Grand Marais, one from Lutsen, and one from Hovland, spent a full day at Horseshoe Bay in Hovland on Saturday, April 12, receiving training from instructors from Minnesota North College Customized Training Solutions in Hibbing.
One Spring Up North, a book review
In this book, One Spring Up North, John Owens says a lot without using any words about his spring travels in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).