The 2024 Cook County Budget
The 2024 budget season began on April 11 when the county board approved the budget calendar. Preliminary department budgets were due on May 26 with the deadline for final department…
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Historical Reflections
Cook County News Herald archivesJuly 2, 1990NEW GROCERY STORE OPENING SOON The shelves are being stocked at the new Gene’s I.G.A. east of Grand Marais. The store will feature new…
Bob Spry and all of us
Bob Spry, a community servant/leader died recently, joining two other community pillars, Bob Carter and Dick Swanson, in our memories and among our saints this year. Spry’s service at St.…
The gift that keeps on giving
July is red hot, filled to the brim with dinners on the patio, swimming, summer camps, mosquitos and, of course, tennis. But July is a unique month in that it…
The way of water
When you break into the Frost River proper, you break into an intimate, great country. Though the Frost is a famous river, it is humble and small, mostly quiet, occasionally…
Welcome New Cook County MN Employees!
In March of 2023, we featured an article that welcomed several new employees to our Cook County Minnesota staff. Some grew up here, others came from afar. All had interesting…
Historical Reflections
The Treasure of Princess Prunella Stithel play was performed by (left to right) Sandy Suck (the dragon and author of the play), Debbie Toftey (Princess Prunella), Peggy Staples (Narrator), Kathryn…
