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Trash cans awaiting pick up. Photo by Erik McClean, Unsplash.com

County authorizes an update to its waste management plan

At the December 8 meeting of the Cook County Commissioners, Tim Nelson, the county's solid waste administrator, told the county board that it was time for a review of the county's w

Cook County continues to navigate critical need for affordable housing

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County continues to lose its long-term rental housing stock, homes in the community are quickly aging even while their values soar and nearly a quarter of all local residents are cost burdened by

Cook County offering COVID-19 saliva test kits to local residents

Joe Friedrichs-

Officials from the Cook County Emergency Operations Center will distribute COVID-19 saliva test kits at sites throughout Cook County this week.

Winter settles on the Gunflint Trail. WTIP file photo by Travis Novitsky

Highway department braces for winter after slow start to the season

Joe Friedrichs-

Wind, snow and ice. The fixings for a Minnesota winter arrived to Cook County in unison to start the week of Dec. 14.

Cook County Courthouse and government offices. WTIP file photo

County board sets sights on 2021 after busy start to December

Joe Friedrichs-

Waste management, land use, equipment for the highway department and local property taxes were key themes during a memorably busy day for the Cook County Board of Commissioners Dec. 8.

Cook County to hold two Truth in Taxation meetings this year

Joe Friedrichs-

There’ve been some marathon Truth in Taxation meetings in Cook County in recent years, but the 2020 meeting will shatter all records when it comes to the official length of the annual event wher

County administrator shares update ahead of Truth in Taxation meeting

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County has been working with officials in Grand Marais, the Grand Portage Tribal Council, local townships and multiple partners in the healthcare and business communities to prevent the spread of

Jodi Tervo Roberts is the public health educator in Cook County. Pictured here with her husband Randy. Submitted photo

Cook County hires new public health educator

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County hired a new public health educator Nov. 10 to continue the local effort to prepare for and help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

County administrator meets with Grand Portage officials, shares update

Joe Friedrichs-

New Cook County Administrator James Joerke met recently with officials from the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Council.

Voter turnout in Cook County already over 50 percent as Election Day nears

Joe Friedrichs-

On Oct. 20 – exactly two weeks from Election Day – more than 2,200 completed ballots were returned by Cook County voters.