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Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais. Submitted photo

Low COVID-19 case count no reason to let guard down, local healthcare officials say

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County remains the only county in Minnesota with a single-digit case count of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic.


Tom Bakk and Chris Hogan. WTIP photo

District 3 Senate candidates Hogan and Bakk talk with WTIP

Joe Friedrichs-

Christopher Hogan and Tom Bakk will be on the ballot this November for Minnesota Senate District 3.

Hogan is the Republican candidate (GOP).


Cedar Grove Business Park - File photo, Rhonda Silence

EDA asks city to consider adding "services" to business park allowed use

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It seems that zoning in some form or another comes up at every meeting of the Grand Marais City Council.


Border Route Trail - Photo by Rhonda Silence

Man missing overnight found safe on Daniels Lake trail

Rhonda Silence-

The Cook County Sheriff's Office received a call just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, reporting that one person from their group of three hikers on the Border Route Trail had gone missing.


Wolf running at Isle Royale after being relocated from Canada. Photo courtesy of National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation

New wolves at Isle Royale are reproducing, harvesting moose

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Gray wolves that were taken to Michigan's Isle Royale National Park to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups and staking out territory — promising signs despite hea


Black bear in Cook County. Photo by Kevin Kramer

Cook County bear hunters finding success to start the season

Joe Friedrichs-

Bear hunters in Minnesota harvested more than 2,550 bears through Sept. 13, a significant increase through the same time span last year.


A vacation rental property in Grand Marais. Photo courtesy of Cascade Vacation Rentals

Legislative deadlock delays change to short-term vacation rental tax classification

Rhonda Silence-

The Cook County Chamber’s government relations specialist Judy Erickson gave a report to the Chamber at their last meeting on legislative activities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.