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Vaccinations for Cook County will continue throughout 2021. WTIP file photo

Top US health officials recommend ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine prior to Lutsen event

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Cook County this week

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There will be three different vaccination events happening throughout Cook County this week, including the first event featuring the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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Fishing opener is not on Mother's Day, but Take-a-Mom fishing event is

Rhonda Silence-

The opening of spring fishing is an unofficial Minnesota holiday, dubbed "The Opener." The season typically falls on the same weekend as Mother's Day.

Dan Shirley, co-owner of Sawbill Outfitters and chair of the ISD 166 school board. Submitted photo

Write-in candidate Dan Shirley declines treasurer position

Rhonda Silence-

When Tofte township elections were held in March 2021, incumbent Treasurer Dan Shirley let it be known that he was not running for that office.

Fireweed Bike Co-op still offering bike repairs

Rhonda Silence-

WTIP likes to share news of local businesses -- new businesses, new owners, milestone achievements, changed locations, and more.

Coronavirus, COVID-19. Image courtesy of the CDC

Highly contagious COVID-19 variant confirmed in Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

A highly contagious new strain of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Cook County, according to local public health officials.

Lightning strike in Cook County. Photo by Sierra Parsons

Forest Service shares update on lightning strikes, prescribed burns

Joe Friedrichs-

A thunderstorm rolled through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and along the North Shore Monday night (April 5).

Mark Pavelich on the ice with the New York Rangers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Death of former Olympian, Lutsen resident Mark Pavelich, ruled suicide

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A Minnesota medical examiner has ruled that last month’s death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey standout Mark Pavelich was a suicide.

Registration for vaccination events in Cook County now open through April

Joe Friedrichs-

There will be two vaccination events this week in Grand Marais, both on Thursday, April 8.

American Legion Post 413 finds "home" at Harbor Light

Rhonda Silence-

When the Grandma Ray's building sold last winter, American Legion Post 413 needed to find a new "home." They needed a place to hold meetings and to display the historical veterans p