Local News
County to move to new communication system
-Sheriff Mark Falk Tuesday asked the commissioners for a resolution indicating the county’s intent to participate in a new communications system.
West End election results
-Arrowhead Electric is back in the fiber optic mix
-On Tuesday Arrowhead Electric Cooperative CEO Don Stead filled in the Cook County board on the intent of the electric coop’s re-entry into providing fiber optic services to the county.
County Sentence to Serve program threatened
-Sentence to Serve (STS) is a program used state-wide to reduce jail time through community service work.
Tourism groups join together to promote county
-Six tourism groups have joined together to lead a county-wide effort to market Cook County. The new organization is called the Cook County Visitors Bureau and will become official on May 1.
Sen. Franken talks jobs, health care and Indian education on WTIP
-During Wednesday morning’s “Daybreak” program Minnesota’s US Senator Al Franken weighed in on the extension of unemployment benefits and health care reform legislation, both to
Airport story correction
-Last week WTIP reported that both Cook County and Silver Bay airports received funding from the Department of Transportation, as announced by the Minnesota Congressional delegation.