Fond du Lac Band searches for missing man
A search was underway Wednesday morning on the Fond du Lac Reservation for a 31-year-old Native American man last seen and heard from on Friday. Peter Michael Martin is considered a missing person,... Full story
Thomson Township residents hold lively annual meeting
The annual meeting for residents of Thomson Township ended Tuesday with a standing ovation for clerk-treasurer Rhonda Peleski, who is retiring at the end of the month. Jason Paulson, a former...
MDH: Drinking wells need regular testing
The Minnesota Department of Health is reminding Minnesotans who rely on private household wells for their drinking water to test regularly for contaminants. Testing is particularly important if babies or pregnant people will be drinking the water.... Full story
Partnership fuels driving program
Senior Isaac Hill sat in the auto shop building at Cloquet High School Friday morning, parking an 18-wheeler over and over again, a different scenario popping up on the video screen in front of him... Full story
Attorney confirms shooting arrests
Two adults have been charged and two juveniles have been petitioned after the Feb. 24 shooting into a home in Cloquet. Carlton County Attorney Laura Ketola made the announcement after last week’s issue of the Pine Knot went to press. Arrested...
Fire destroys cloquet home
Responding to a call about a shed on fire around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, firefighters with the Cloquet Area Fire District arrived at the 1500 block of Miskomin Street in Cloquet to find a house...
Moth spray will impact county
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and partner organizations are proposing to treat spongy moth infestations this summer in seven counties across eastern Minnesota. Of the 42 sites, nearly half are in Carlton County. Residents are invited to...
Carlton board 'slightly discouraged' by tone
The Carlton school board met Monday in a working session devoted mostly toward preparing for the next night’s consolidation committee meeting with Wrenshall. Carlton was still smarting from a set of emails exchanged primarily between the board...
Districts continue delicate dance
Call them hiccups or hurdles, the consolidation efforts between the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts were bound to encounter them. But so soon in the process? A third meeting of the shared...
Board united on effort to delist wolves
After flirting for weeks with a resolution that calls for wolf management in the state, the Carlton County board voted unanimously Tuesday to appeal to federal and state legislators to delist gray...
Hope for businesses impacted by no snow
As Minnesota continues to face record-high winter temperatures, Gov. Tim Walz announced last week that Minnesota has unlocked federal funding for small businesses impacted by this winter’s historic drought conditions. Amid the warmest winter on...
Council approves road reconstruction
It’s been nearly nine years, but two more blocks of Eighth Street — from Prospect to Sahlman Avenue — are getting a much-needed overhaul this summer. Cloquet city councilors unanimously approved the reconstruction of the pothole-ridden...
Business SPOTLIGHT: CARLTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
"History is who we are and why we are the way we are," said David McCullough, the American historian who received two Pulitzer Prizes, a National Book Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.... Full story
Workshop set on buffering land
Are our local lakes and streams as clean and healthy as they should be? Is your shoreline or streambank eroding more and more each year? Would you like to beautify your yard while protecting water... Full story
Obituary: Ardis Joan (Eide) Jons
Ardis Joan "Bestemor" (Eide) Jons, born on June 9, 1933, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died on Dec. 18, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona. The younger daughter of John and Aagot Eide, she grew up on the... Full story
Obituary: Betty Lou Milberger
Betty Lou Milberger, the daughter of Tina Wilhelimina (Salo) and Emil Joseph Plante was born on Oct. 20, 1930, in Cloquet. After high school, she worked at Diamond Match until she married Robert D.... Full story
Obituary: Renee Allison Abramowski
Renee Allison Abramowski, 67, of Cloquet passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Renee was born Feb, 11, 1957, to Russell Cash and Phyllis Hall in Guam. She was raised... Full story
Obituary: Stanley Walter "Stan" McKibbon
Stanley Walter "Stan" McKibbon passed away Monday, March 11, 2024. Stan was born in Cloquet on July 27, 1951, to Walter and Margaret McKibbon. He graduated from Carlton High School in 1969. He served... Full story
Obituary: Roger Vincent Abramowski
Roger Vincent Abramowski of Brookston passed away March 11, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Roger was born Nov. 11, 1949, in Cloquet. He was 74 years and 4 months old to the day when he journeyed on... Full story
Obituary: Jeffrey Melvin "Opie" Aho
Jeffrey Melvin "Opie" Aho passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born in Minneapolis on July 3, 1967. He graduated from Barnum High... Full story
Obituary: Mary Jo (Erickson) Farleigh
Mary Jo (Erickson) Farleigh, 75, was surrounded with love and carried to her heavenly home on the wings of the Holy Spirit on Monday, March 11, 2024. She was a treasured wife, mother, daughter,... Full story
Death notice: Jeffrey "Peppy" M. Merrill
Jeffrey "Peppy" M. Merrill, passed away at the age of 70 years on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home in Cloquet. Private family services for Peppy will be held. Arrangements are entrusted to Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet. To sign an online... Full story
Letters to the editor: At DVS, cuts do make sense
What Sen. Jason Rarick failed to mention in his article last week is that the testing locations that the Driver and Vehicle Services department is proposing closing are open only one day a week, at most, for limited or inconsistent hours, and run... Full story
Knot Pining: Don't mess with da Range
He gave it the old college try. But, they say, when you take on the bull, you get the horns. Or, in social media circles, and toned down for a family newspaper: Mess around and find out. There may be a new old saw: Take on the Iron Range and its...
Letter to the editor: Let's make township elections better
I was at the Thomson Township annual meeting last evening, March 12, and proposed a resolution for the town board, staff, and attorney to lobby the Minnesota Association of Townships and our state representative and senator to consider changing... Full story
Cloquet grad is No. 1
Cloquet's Aidan Ripp is a 2024 national champion four times over, winning every Nordic ski race he competed in last week during the U.S. Collegiate Skiing Nationals championships. Held March 5-9 at... Full story
Cloquet fourth-graders win state championship
The Cloquet fourth grade girls traveling basketball team won the Tier 6 Grade State tournament on Feb. 25. It was a team effort, said coach Ann Lindner. For the most part, the playing time was equal... Full story
Rebels surge past Bombers
It was a tale of two halves last Saturday when No. 4 seed Moose Lake/Willow River and neighboring No. 5 seed Barnum met in the Section 7AA boys basketball quarterfinals in Hermantown. The Bombers... Full story
Top-seed Esko proves its mettle
The No. 1 seeded Esko boys basketball team continues to cruise through the Section 7AA playoffs following an 84-47 victory over No. 8 seed Duluth Marshall Saturday at Hermantown High School. Esko... Full story
'Jacks can't get over Rock Ridge in final
Hopes for a Cloquet girls basketball trip to state were dashed March 7, when No. 2 seed Cloquet fell to the No. 1 seed Rock Ridge, 58-41, in the Section 7AAA final. It was the second time this season... Full story
Raptors rip through Section 7A foess
The large Section 7A boys basketball tournament reached a fever pitch Wednesday, with two of the remaining four teams hailing from Carlton County. One of those local teams was expected to be in the... Full story
Lumberjacks bounced in first round
It took a nearly flawless game for the North Branch Vikings to beat the Cloquet in the Section 7AAA boys basketball tournament last week. The game was even at 41-41 at halftime on March 6, but the... Full story
Cardinals hit MIB wall in section final
The Cardinals had a chance when they faced Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Section 7A championship game, but the Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team would have had to play a near perfect game to beat the... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Wednesday, March 6 boys basketball Section 7AAA quarterfinal North Branch 95 Cloquet 85 girls basketball Section 7A semifinal Cromwell-Wright 57 Ely 51 Thursday, March 7 Boys Basketball Section 7A second round Carlton/Wrenshall 85 South Ridge 55...
Church Services
Apostolic Lutheran Church Pastor Nathan Juntunen 25 Church Road, Esko 218-879-3882 [email protected] www.esko-apostolic.org Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship service, all ages 11 a.m. coffee & fellowship Services... Full story
Slapstick comedy will provide plenty of laughs
County Seat Theater Company opens this weekend with "Black Comedy," billed as a hilarious, crowd-pleasing slapstick comedy. The show features several colorful, duplicitous characters stumbling around...
Wright/Cromwell news
Last Saturday I attended “Die Laughing,” presented by comedian Brett Hollis at the Cromwell Pavilion. If you missed it, you can find his YouTube videos online. The next YOT dance will be held 1-4...
Make-A-Wish volleyball fundraiser
The Cloquet High School and Cloquet Middle School student council students are putting on a CHS staff vs. CMS staff volleyball game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 in the middle school gym. Ticket cost is $5 at the door and concessions will be...
Knotted
Paul Holm of Cloquet received a $25 gift certificate from B&B Market this week after being spotted driving around with an "I Think Knot" bumper sticker on his vehicle. Paul is an active community...
Carlton happenings
Happy St. Urho’s Day, March 16, to everyone of Finnish heritage. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, to everyone of Irish heritage. As the days get warmer and daylight lasts a little longer every...