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On Tuesday, the Cook County girls' basketball team traveled to South Ridge to face the Panthers for the second time this season and fell 71-41.
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U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are demanding answers from U. S. Postal Servi ce Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after several Minnesotans in Cook County reported not receiving mail delivery since last year. Residents were also turned away from local post offices when attempting to retrieve undelivered mail. Minnesota-North Dakota District leadership reportedly didn’t know of the issue until Senator Smith inquired on January 8. On December 19, USPS staff assured the Senators that service in Minnesota was stable – a claim that is contradicted by the Cook County problems. The Senators are demanding answers on steps USPS plans to take to rectify the issue and prevent it from happening again.
Historic Cook County is pleased to introduce Catherine Mägi as its new executive director. Mägi started her professional career as a lawyer in Washington D.C. before changing her trajectory towards her passions, writing and history. Mägi became a professional writer and researcher for a nonprofit partner that supports Harpers Ferry National Park, which is located at the juncture of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and was her home for over a decade. In addition, she managed an archive near the Antietam National Battlefield. Other notable accomplishments include serving four years on a tricounty heritage tourism board; participating in the U.S. 250th Anniversary planning commission; and advising county officials on historic preservation concerns in the face of modern development. In 2019, Catherine co-authored her first book, titled
GrandMaraisnativeTom Toftey's book, 'Unexpected Gifts,' has achieved a remarkable feat by winning the prestigious International Impact Book Awards for 2024, a recognition that brings pride not only to Toftey but also to his many readers.
Thomas Alton Bramer MacDonald of New Hope Minnesota passed away December 3 at the age of 71. Tom was a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and was a 1971 graduate of Cook County High School where he excelled at both football and basketball. After graduation he moved to Grand Portage and later to the Twin Cities where he continued his education, receiving degrees from the University of Minnesota as well as The Brown Institute. He became an industrial chemist and contracted his expertise to several firms including 3M. It was while in the Twin Cities that he met and married the love of his life, Lori Nadine Nelson MacDonald. Tom and Lori were together for 35 years.
Margaret Iris Oberg joined her sisters in heaven on January 7, 2025. She was surrounded by her family.