August 23 – The Cook, Orr, Greenwood Township, and the Vermilion Lake fire departments were dispatched this evening (Friday) to a structure fire in Beatty Township near Cook. The fire was reported around 7:45 p.m. in the 8500 block of the Beatty Road. A hot tub building and a house were engulfed in flames when the first firefighters arrived. The occupant of the house received numerous burns and was transported by ambulance to a Duluth hospital. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
