Articles from the January 20, 2023 edition
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Obituary: George Patrick Bradley
George Patrick Bradley, 81, passed away Jan. 4, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on Feb. 15, 1941, in Cloquet to Archie and Cleo (Hatenburger) Bradley. George was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Geraldine Leritz a... Full story
Obituary: Maxine B. Hennum
Maxine B. Hennum, 92, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 15, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Dickens, Texas, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Westlund) Berset. Maxine... Full story
Obituary: Roy Ralph Maki Sr.
Roy Ralph Maki Sr., 92, lifelong resident of Cloquet, passed away Jan. 14, 2023. Roy was born in Cloquet on March 18, 1930, to Charles and Anna Maki. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He... Full story
Obituary: Wayne "Peewee" Francisco
Wayne "Peewee" Francisco, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was preceded in death by his father, Vic Francisco; mother, Cris Johnson; stepfather, Bill Jo... Full story
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Cloquet rocker takes turn at center stage
Talking from his northeast Minneapolis residence, Tony Petersen described the home studio he named Double Pug after his dogs Patti and Doug. There are powerful microphones and compressors, good sound... Full story
A gross of grosbeaks in the bog
Photographer Will Stenberg was looking for boreal chickadees last Friday, Jan. 13, when he went into the Sax-Zim Bog north of Meadowlands. Instead, he was greeted by a relatively rare riot of evening...
Gov. Walz puts focus on children, schools
Declaring he would follow through on a pledge to make Minnesota an attractive place to raise a family, Gov. Tim Walz announced a key slice of his 2023 budget Tuesday with major spending increases for... 
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PHOTOS: A mantle of white across the county
A bit of a January thaw that included rain earlier this week helped take the snow burden off area trees. The sloppy storm of late last year and subsequent snow squalls kept their mark on the Carlton... Full story
Camper fire leaves two homeless
A camper fire at Knife Island Campground on Saturday left a mother and her 2-year-old daughter homeless. According to a news release from the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 call came in just before 5 p.m. Jan. 14 from the campground at 2...
Pine Knot closed for conference
The Pine Knot News office at 122 Avenue C will be closed Thursday afternoon and Friday, Jan. 26-27, so staff can attend the Minnesota Newspaper Association convention. Copies of the paper will be available at stores and gas stations in the area.... Full story
MPCA needs justice members
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is looking for members from diverse and underrepresented communities across the state to serve in the agency’s environmental justice advisory group. Applications are open through Feb. 13; application i...
Brenner feted
The 2022 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Awards Committee selected Carlton County commissioner Dick Brenner as one of three recipients of the AMC Outstanding Service Award. Established in 1985, this award is presented to individuals who have...
Carlton girls retain jug on cruise control
As she warmed up before the girls basketball jug game with rival Wrenshall Monday night, Carlton's Eliza DeCaigny admitted her blood pressure was a little high. "Everyone's on the team was," said... Full story
Journey ends for jug games
Wrenshall boys get historic win in dramatic fashion It was one of those basketball games that saw every few seconds produce a hero - at the line, the three-point arc, in the congested paint, on the... Full story
'Northland Hackathon' organizers aim for fun and better computer science
The inaugural Northland Hackathon in April 2022 exposed students from 20 Minnesota high schools to aspects of computer science that included building apps, writing code and exploring opportunities in... Full story
