Schroeder – Tree-lined Dyers Lake in Schroeder has joined the Cook County lakes being monitored. Three area folks, Carla Menssen, Nancy Simpson and Margit Berg, have been out testing the quiet lake all summer, accompanied sometimes by a family of otters.
ST. PAUL –Homeowners and renters who suffered damage to their property from the severe storms and floods of June 16 -July 4 have additional time to apply for federal disaster assistance.
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.
Dozens of communities in every part of the state are already benefiting from the University of Minnesota’s new Empowering Small Minnesota Communities (ESMC) program. Locally, Phase 1 awards included working with a consortium of cities and counties including Schroeder, Lutsen, Grand Marais and Grand Portage alongside MN Extension.
On the evening of September 18, the Flintlock Range Association held its regular monthly meeting. Their monthly meetings are held to update members and the community on the progress of the development of the Flintlock Sports Park, which will be developed on FS Road 304 up the Gunflint Trail.
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Local businesses find opportunity under new law that protects health, the environment, and economy In 100 days, Minnesotans will have safer options when they purchase everyday products that are required to be made without PFAS. And today, state leaders celebrated the work of three Minnesota-based companies already making their products without PFAS ahead of the 2023 PFAS Prevention Act that takes effect Jan.
» In the article about the cannabis ordinance it stated that the county board was recommending fourteen cannabis businesses, two per organized territory. That was the initial recommendation but the county board voted to recommend seven cannabis retail business per organized territory and two for the City of Grand Marais. A public meeting will be called to discuss the proposed cannabis ordinance. The News-Herald regrets the error.
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!