Protect yourself from fraud

The Senior LinkAge Line will offer two classes covering health care fraud, waste & abuse prevention on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Meeting at First Congregational UCC open to the public

The First Congregational United Church of Christ is inviting interested individuals and community partners to a visioning conversation on February 14, 2024 at 7 pm at the church, 300 West 2nd Street. The congregation has engaged the ATSR architectural firm to prepare a comprehensive physical review of our 55 year old, architecturally unique building.

Meet Judge Steven Hanke

Sixth Judicial District Chief District Judge Leslie E. Baiers performed the Swearing-in Ceremony for governor-appointed judge Steven B. Hanke on February 2 at the Lake County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m. Following the swearing- in ceremony, Judge Hanke traveled with his wife, Chelsea, to Grand Marais to meet and greet the public at a reception held at the Cook County Courthouse in the commissioner's room.

Conservation Officer Tales

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!

Matters of Record

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 $150 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.

tols

tols, rifles, and trap shooting and construct an archery walking trail/range. A website will be developed for members, and benches, covered shooting areas, and picnic benches will be installed.

January 6, a day that will live in infamy

“A date that will live in infamy.” Then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt used these words to mark December 6, 1941, the day on which the United States was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor. Japan had hoped to deliver a crippling blow to the American democracy.

Photo courtesy of Paul Sundberg

Beaver are excellent when it comes to their lumberjack/Jill woodcutting skills! This birch will soon be part of a beaver lodge or used for the dam. Between logging, building, and engineering, beavers are very capable and creative creatures of the forest.