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Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 50. It is estimated that more than 2 million people have been diagnosed with macular degeneration...

I have to say it has been a great winter. There’s been plenty of snow and overall the temperature has been very agreeable. I am still expecting some cold blasts to come. With this mind, I thought it w...

Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members and staff posed in an emergency room with a stack of fleece blankets donated by the auxiliary to be given to young children who come in. The CMH...

Entering Tuesday night's Section 7A girls hockey playoffs, the Lumberjacks were more than heavily favored. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton came in as the No. 1 seed with a gaudy record of 22-3, while their... Full story

This is probably not what Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey coach Shea Walters envisioned as the latter part of the hockey schedule winds down. After falling in tough back-to-back games against... Full story

Thursday, Jan. 30 Girls Basketball Esko-47 Barnum-11 The Eskomos led 21-4 at halftime and never looked back in their win over the Bombers. Sarah Wagemaker led Esko with 12 points and Kristy DeMuth... Full story

South Ridge and Fond du Lac Ojibwe met Monday night in Culver in a boys and girls doubleheader and each school came away with a win. The Panthers defeated FDL 62-45 in the girls contest, but the... Full story

It was a rough Section 7 meet Tuesday for the members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine team, who did not advance any kids to next week’s state competition. “Being sections, kids lay it out the... Full story

Cloquet hockey players Christian Galatz and Owen Carlson took some questions before Monday night's road game at Duluth East. Both can be considered stars on a team that is looking to make a strong... Full story

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the hockey rink at Cloquet's Athletic Park on 14th Street was a hopping spot. Ice skates weren't always required. On Monday evenings from January until March, the... Full story

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has decided to charge an annual fee to access thousands of acres of reservation land for non-band members. It’s $25 a month or an annual fee of $100. I...

Minnesota climatology records show that January was the cloudiest on record since recorded observations started in 1963. With the gloomy weather it can be hard to stay motivated. Luckily, our...

As I sit down to type this week's news, it's a balmy 40 degrees in Wright. Just think, one year ago, it was 30 to 40 below zero with a wind chill of minus 50 degrees. It was on Jan. 30, the coldest...

Winter blues got you down? Take a little break and come to the Carlton Winterfest celebration Saturday, Feb. 8. Most of the activities will be held at the Four Seasons Sports Complex and Event Center...

The girls hockey match up everyone has been waiting for has arrived. On Wednesday night the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks will square off against the Proctor-Hermantown Mirage in Proctor for the... Full story

The results are in and an overwhelming number of people who filled out a recent survey support the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts creating a consolidated district. Across the board, in age... Full story

The votes are counted! Ward 3 voters chose Chris Swanson as their City Councilor Tuesday, Feb. 11. Swanson garnered 84 votes to 14 for Uriah Wilkinson. Read more in this week’s Pine Knot N... Full story