Jacob Johnson sentenced to 40 years for the killing of Ricky Balsimo Jr.

Jacob Colt Johnson, 37, of Superior, Wisconsin, was sentenced at the Cook County Courthouse on Monday, September 11 to 40 years in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections for the killing of Ricky Balsimo Jr., 35 at the time of his death, from St. Paul, Minnesota.

PistenBully trail maker off to Ishpeming, Michigan

Brian Larsen On Thursday, September 7, several members of the North Shore Ski & Run Club helped load up and send the club’s 35-year-old PistenBully cross country ski trail grooming machine on its way to Ishpeming, Michigan, the home of the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame.

North Shore Storm did well at the Dan Conway cross country meet

The North Shore Storm Boys' and Girls' cross country teams traveled to the Dan Conway cross country meet held in Superior, Wisconsin, on Thursday, September 7, and achieved some outstanding results. “Cross Country is in full swing, and our young team has already seen a lot of improvement,' said Head Coach April Wahlstrom, who leads the Cook County/Two Harbors collaborative cross country boys and girls teams.

Retirement party held for Pastor David Harvey

This past Sunday was a bittersweet day of celebration for the people of the Evangelical Free Church. After faithfully leading the people for over 15 years, Pastor David Harvey retired from his pulpit ministry.

The School Board

The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a Work Session, Thursday, September 7, 2023, 5:00 pm, in Jane Mianowski Conference Center, .

ESTATE

THURS. ESTATE Peg Bateman, 5290 40 WOODED sandy soil future half home, re-roofed Hwy 100 storage on slab, property non-functioning.

Pet of the Week

Here is Casper the Cat enjoying a hearty meal with Bob LaMettry. Casper came in from the woodshed on a very cold winter night over ten years ago and became a member of the family.

CONNECTIONS

As Cook County Attorney, I have requested approval in my 2024 budget to add an attorney to our staff of four, the first expansion in attorney office staff since general paralegal functions were added to make the Crime Victim-Witness Coordinator position full-time in approximately 2011. The last time attorney functions in our office were expanded was in 2002 when theAssistant CountyAttorney position went from part-time to full-time. While workloads have been expanding for our Office over the past several years, attorneys and staff were pushed to capacity in the past twelve months with a dramatic increase in the amount of serious criminal cases which were taken to jury trial.