Articles from the January 14, 2022 edition
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'Give her babies back'
Photos and video showing the alleged child abuse of at least two Native American children in foster care set off a Facebook firestorm last week that has ballooned into a series of protests that... Full story
Obituary: John David Clawson
On Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, John David Clawson, loving husband and father of five children, passed from this earth into the arms of Jesus at age 87. John was born on Aug. 28, 1934 to Ray and Daisy... Full story
Year in review: Summer provides a bit of normal
Our monthlong march through 2021 looking back at past issues of the Pine Knot News continues today with the next four months of the year, May through August. It was a summer that saw a return of many... Full story
History Mystery
Here are a couple of photos from the Carlton County Historical Society that aren't neccessarily "mysteries" as they are just interesting portaits of people in a certain time. But the museum does have...
Updated: St. John trial underway
A jury trial is underway at the Carlton County Courthouse for a Scanlon man accused of criminal sexual conduct “with heinous elements” and kidnapping. Dennis Michael St. John Jr., 55, was arrested in July 2020, after being accused of holding a wom...
Broadband survey is first step to better connections
The Cloquet Broadband Committee is asking residents for a few minutes of their time to complete a survey about their internet service. Local business people and public officials gathered Wednesday mor... Full story
Supervisor angered by theft allegations
The new year brought a leadership change for the Thomson Township Board of Supervisors, and a heated discussion of the way allegations against supervisor Jason Paulson were handled by township attorney David Pritchett. Reorganization was the first... Full story
Ski jumping meet Saturday
The Cloquet Ski Club will hold its Invitational meet at Pine Valley park in Cloquet Saturday for kids (mostly) and adults of all ages. The jumping competition starts at noon, followed by the Nordic combined cross country ski races. Spectators are... Full story
Wall of Wine open now
The annual Food for Thought scholarship fundraising event has been reimagined again this year because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s event features the return of the Wall of Wine, a raffle with great prizes, and a prize board for M... Full story
United Way applications open until Feb. 11
Applications for 2022-2023 funding from United Way of Carlton County are available through the United Way of Carlton County (UWCC) website, www.unitedwaycarltoncounty.org. Funding is available for all eligible nonprofits working in Carlton County.... Full story
Recycle old holiday lights
If you have unwanted or no longer working holiday lights, please recycle them at the Carlton County Transfer Station located at 1950 Highway 210. The program provides FREE holiday lights recycling. Electric cords are also accepted. The year-round... Full story
Record-setting Covid infections cause ripple effects
For the first time since Covid-19 arrived, new infections in Minnesota are topping 10,000 a day. And those are just the folks who are getting lab tests. That number does not count the number of people using at-home Covid-19 tests. “All five of the t... 
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County cases continue upward curve
Since the end of last year, Carlton County has recorded 246 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths. The cumulative numbers since the start of the pandemic as of Wednesday are 6,361 cases and 82 deaths, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. As o... Full story
Covid-19 testing locations:
Raiter Clinic – Cloquet Call 218-879-1271 for appt. PCR test, 3-5 days for results. MedExpress – Cloquet Call 218-878-7903 when you arrive at the parking lot. Tests are first come, first served. Wait times may be up to 1-3 hours. Offers both rap... Full story
Cloquet board adopts vax or test policy, elects officers and a pay raise
In compliance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard on Covid-19 for employers with 100 or more employees, Cloquet and Carlton school board members both adopted policies meeting the O...
Esko board raises substitute pay, reacts to federal mandate
Like many school district officials across the region and state, Esko school board members adopted a policy this week requiring all district employees to either be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or wear masks and test weekly. Board members did...
Wrenshall finds a way to avoid federal vax mandate, elects Bergman chair
While businesses sweat out a pending Supreme Court decision on Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the Wrenshall school board found and took advantage of a loophole Monday night. At its first regular meeting of the year, board members voted to not inc...
Obituary: Mary Vnuk
Mary Vnuk, 83, of Palm Harbor, Florida and Cloquet passed away Oct. 3, 2021 in Palm Harbor. She was born in Cloquet to Ira and Jessie Sell on Dec. 11, 1937. Mary Frances Sell married Richard John Jose... Full story
Obituary: Doris Ann Strand
Doris Ann Strand, 94, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Moose Lake Village in Moose Lake. Doris was born on Sept. 24, 1927 in Cloquet to Octave and Beda Caron. She spent her childhood and youth in... Full story
Obituary: Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Bice Thom
Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Bice Thom was born in Faribault on Jan. 12, 1945, to Orville and Oletta Halvorson Bice. She was a 1963 graduate of Medford High School in Medford, and graduated as a registered... Full story
Obituary: Mary J. Ward
Mary J. Ward, 85, of Cromwell and formerly of Carlton, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at Villa Vista Care Center. She was born June 4, 1936, in Duluth, the daughter of Villio and Irene (Buley)... Full story
Obituary: Glada Joy Kermeen
Glada Joy Kermeen, 93, of Carlton passed away peacefully in her sleep Dec. 11, 2021 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Glada was a longtime resident of Cloquet before moving to Carlton Place... Full story
Our View: Keep fighting the good fight
We’ve heard a lot about resigned attitudes toward the Covid-19 pandemic. They run from “everyone’s going to get it, so why try to avoid it?” to “it doesn’t seem so bad now, like the flu.” But anyone entertaining those thoughts is likely just i...
Harry's Gang: A gentleman of many talents
Strangely, in my career, I’ve made a lot of friends just by suing them. It sounds odd, doesn’t it? But it’s true. Usually, it would seem, lawsuits more often end up making enemies out of frien... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Jan. 6 Girls Basketball Cloquet-66 Esko-61 Cromwell-Wright-87 ML/WR-29 Boys basketball Cherry-80 Wrenshall-38 South Ridge-78 Littlefork-43 Boys Hockey CEC-3 Brainerd-2 Friday, Jan. 7 Girls Basketball Barnum-71 Silver Bay-27 Cloquet-67... Full story
