Wildfire near Daniels Lake contained
A small wildfire burning near Daniels Lake near Mid-Trail on the Gunflint Trail has been contained with DNR crews mopping up. A lightning strike was determined to be the cause of the fire.
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Cook County’s 1 percent Local Option Sales Tax
The absence of snow this past winter and the abundance of rain in June, along with the influence of inflation, have at least in part seemingly affected the Cook County lodging and transportation taxes. These factors (and others) have contributed to a decrease in tax revenue, which is lower than the amount collected at the halfway point of 2024.
Senator Hauschild Discusses Emergency Medical Services in Meetings with Congressional Delegation and White House Officials in Washington D.C.
Senator Grant Hauschild (DFL-Hermantown) was in Washington D.C. this week to meet with members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation and White House officials to discuss the EMS reforms and aids passed in the MN Legislature, the challenges continuing to face rural EMS, and what can be done at the federal level to address it.
A correction needed
An article published last week regarding Dean Berglund who is running for 4th District Commissioner, mentioned that he sits on the Board of the Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations and that he is the President of the Devil Track Lake Association. Neither of these are true. I have been the CCCoLA Chair for the past 2 years and been a member for 3. Dean hasn’t attended a CCCoLA meeting or been on the Board during this time. Our minutes, published on our website, indicate that he attended 1 meeting in 2019, but there is no further record of his participation in our organization. Jerry Wilkes is the Devil Track Lake Association President and represents the DTLA on the CCCoLA Board.
Historical
At the turn of the last century, Minnesota Gopher football Coach Doc Williams brought his team to Grand Marais for 'fresh air' training. This inspired the local kids to form their own squads, one in Grand Marais and one in Chippewa City.
BEYOND REASON
Speakin’ Easy with a Scarecrow The sun hangs low on this warm autumn day. Stalks of wheat sway gently in the early evening breeze.
A full moon rises over the lighthouse in the Grand Marais harbor
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MnDOT invites schools and communities to take part in Walk to School Day on Oct. 9
ST. PAUL, Minn. – More than 170 Minnesota schools and thousands of students are expected to participate in 28th annual Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
County Board Sept. 24 highlights
Commissioners approved HR Director Allison Plummer's request to have Nancie Deming promoted to the Children and Family Service Supervisor position. Nancie replaces Rachael Schauer, who resigned.
Workforce housing projects are coming along, although not as fast as some had hoped
Early this spring, there was a palpable sense of optimism as half a dozen or so workforce housing projects, including the 51-unit Gunflint Vue project in Creechville (pictured here), received grant funding or other types of aid to help keep developer’s costs down. This progress, exemplified by the Gunflint Vue project, instilled hope that some of the housing needs would be addressed sooner rather than later. However, the rest of the projects are moving slower than initially anticipated.