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Photos: West End Emergency Preparedness Fair
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (168+ words) The West End of Cook County hosted an Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Birch Grove Community Center on Saturday, August 15. Presentations ranged from cybersecurity to fire extinguishers and smoke alarms, Firewise home preparedness, caring for your animals in an emergency,…...
Blazing Trail Ep. 6 - Trail Helpers
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (198+ words) Staci Drouillard | August 15, 2026 Donna Siska, SHT Volunteer and Trail “Angel.” Hiker logbook at the Northern Terminus. Courtesy of Chaz Gallet, who helps manage the logbook program. In Episode Six of Blazing Trail, we meet Chaz Gallet, medical advisor for the…...
Firefighters respond to overnight fire near Bearskin and Daniels lakes
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (228+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 14, 2026 Firefighters with the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire between Bearskin Lake and Daniels Lake near the mid-trail area of the Gunflint Trail late Thursday night. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office received a report…...
West End Townships to host Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (290+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 14, 2026 Amid an active wildfire season and recent fires across northern Minnesota, three townships on Cook County’s West End are partnering with local stakeholders to host an Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will include presentations…...
Wildland firefighter from Alaska identified after death near Ely
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (444+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 14, 2026 Federal wildland fire officials have identified the firefighter who died following a “medical emergency” while responding to the Bear Trap Fire near Ely on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Leslie R. Washington, 41, of Noorvik, Alaska, was a wildland firefighter with…...
Vital North seeks community support for Pack & Pantry food program
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (578+ words) Josh Hinke | August 13, 2026 The Vital North Foundation is incubating a program designed to address food insecurity among students outside of school-provided breakfasts and lunches. Pack & Pantry provides students with food for weekends, after school and during school breaks. Following an…...
Local Business Spotlight: Schroeder Short Stop
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (536+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 12, 2026 A year after opening its bar on the West End of Cook County, the Schroeder Short Stop continues to grow, adding new food and drink options and expanding its staff. Owners Tim Saetre and Emma Sievers opened…...
Cook County voters weigh in on statewide and local primary races
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (569+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 12, 2026 Sen. Amy Klobuchar won the Minnesota Democratic nomination for governor with minimal opposition Tuesday, Aug. 11, during the primary election. Klobuchar will face Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the general election. Demuth won the GOP primary…...
Fire personnel member dies after medical emergency near Ely
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (281+ words) Kalli Hawkins | August 12, 2026 Officials with the Superior National Forest announced Tuesday that a fire personnel member responding to wildfires near Ely has died. The Eastern Area Complex Incident Management Team, under the command of the Superior National Forest and the…...
Fall sports season approaches as ISD 166 holds Aug. 11 meeting
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (483+ words) Josh Hinke | August 11, 2026 ISD 166 will hold a fall sports meeting Tuesday at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The meeting will give parents and students an overview of Minnesota State High School League expectations and bylaws for student-athletes....