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Cook County Vikings logo - Courtesy of School District 166

CCHS football game canceled due to COVID-19 spike at Bigfork School District

Rhonda Silence-

An outbreak of COVID-19 at a school district in northern Minnesota led to the cancellation of the Cook County Vikings upcoming football game.


Bull moose in the Boundary Waters. Photo by Kevin Kramer

Environmental issues bring attention to 1854 treaty rights

Joe Friedrichs-

Dozens of bull moose in northeastern Minnesota will likely be harvested this year during a moose hunt by three Chippewa bands in northeastern Minnesota, according to local wildlife officials.


School District 166 welcome wall - Photo by Rhonda Silence

ISD 166 sets 2022 levy with little change from previous year

Rhonda Silence-

School District 166 set its preliminary levy at the September 16 school board meeting at the maximum amount allowed, which equals a .8 percent increase.


High winds in the early hours of September 21 have caused power outages throughout the county. Photo by Rhonda Silence

High winds cause power outages throughout county

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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Arrowhead Cooperative are aware of several power outages in the county in the Schroeder and Lutsen areas and in Grand Portage, due to high wi

Wildfires in the BWCA in August 2021. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

Mapping out the Boundary Waters' ability to store carbon

Joe Friedrichs-

A new scientific analysis and online mapping tool assembled by The Nature Conservancy will allow land managers and other decision-maker


Deer in Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Christa R. via Flickr on Creative Commons

Grand Portage wildlife official working to slow spread of CWD in Minnesota deer

Joe Friedrichs-

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a brain disease found in some deer, elk and moose populations.


Fire grate in the BWCA. Photo by Joe Friedrichs

Campfire ban lifted for BWCA, Superior National Forest

Joe Friedrichs-

The campfire ban is over in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.


Tracy Benson is a former--and now, new--Grand Marais City Councilor

Speaking with new City Councilor Tracy Benson

Rhonda Silence-

Tracy Benson returned to government service at the beginning of September when she was appointed to fill a Grand Marais City Council vacancy.


Rep. Erik Mortensen. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Legislature

State legislator stirs land use issue in Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

An elected official serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives who owns property on Poplar Lake finds himself in the middle of a dispute with the Cook County Land Services Department regarding


Cook County logo. WTIP file photo

More cases of COVID-19 reported in Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

Cook County Public Health officials report another uptick in the local case count for COVID-19 among local residents.