News & Local Affairs
Councilor Garry apologizes for oath of office comment
Rhonda Silence-As WTIP reported after the January 13 Grand Marais city council meeting, Councilor Michael Garry created some controversy during the first few minutes of the meeting when he inserted a line about
New Grand Marais city councilor adds Trump reference during oath of office
Rhonda Silence-New Grand Marais City Councilor Michael Garry did not make it through the first 90 seconds of his tenure before becoming ensnared in controversy.
Grand Marais vaccine distribution lays groundwork for future events
Joe Friedrichs-Officials from Sawtooth Mountain Clinic teamed with Cook County Public Health and Human Services staff and the local emergency operations center to host a vaccination event at the curling rink in the
Following up with local RN after second COVID-19 vaccination
Rhonda Silence-Vaccinations against the COVID-19 virus continue across the United States, the state, and locally here at North Shore Health.
Chamber announces State of Minnesota business relief funding
Rhonda Silence-Cook County Chamber Director Jim Boyd recently announced that business relief grants up to $7,500 will be available in the coming weeks to Cook County businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
City council ends 2020 with progress toward boat launch improvements
-The Grand Marais City Council wrapped up 2020 with a relatively short meeting that covered a lot of ground and will lead to the removal of an old public works building near the Grand Marais water
Error in assessor’s office results in change to Cook County tax estimates
Joe Friedrichs-The tax rolls for Cook County and local government became more complicated with a discovery in the final week of 2020.
A conversation with new chairperson for the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Joe Friedrichs-As previously reported by WTIP, Commissioner Dave Mills will be the board chair of the Cook County
ISD 166 has new school board member and a plan for returning students
Rhonda Silence-School District 166 met Jan. 7 for its organizational and regular monthly meeting.
Learning more about the work of the Local Indian Education Committee
Rhonda Silence-At the January 8 meeting of the School District 166 board, the school reviewed and adopted the IPP