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 $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.

Historical Reflections

A.M. Anderson, long associated with banking in Grand Marais, received a bronze plaque at the annual convention of the Minnesota Bankers association at Minneapolis last week. The plaque reads: “This testimonial in recognition of fifty years of banking service to his community and state.”

Wherefrom Our County Names

Sometimes we get lucky. While reading in the whole volume of Minnesota Place Names from the Minnesota Historical Society for another column, I got intrigued by the various sources of the names of our counties. The original focus was the book, To Banish Forever, a history of the removal of the Ho-Chunk Winnebagos from the Mankato area. Now that I got excited about County names, that will be another column.

Baseball team starts 0-4

Despite the early setbacks, the CCHS boys’ varsity baseball team is showing promising potential.