Articles from the February 24, 2023 edition
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PHOTOS: A homecoming hullabaloo
LEFT: Wrenshall's 2023 homecoming king and queen, Wesley Ward and Janae Sjodin, are surrounded by members of their court Friday. The Wrenshall homecoming court included Katie Line, Francesca Klimek,... Full story
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Cherry basketball star comes to Cromwell
Oh, there have been a few, but not that many. I tried to think back on who would be on the all-time list of Division I college boys basketball prospects from northeastern Minnesota. Even though the... Full story
Wilderness drop pair to Wisconsin, out of first
Fresh off a series of roster moves aimed at bolstering the team for its stretch run, the Minnesota Wilderness promptly laid an egg last weekend in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The team dropped a pair of games to the Wisconsin Windigo, allowing the home... Full story
Carlton Happenings
As I write my column, the sun is shining and the temperature is not below zero. My outdoor Christmas decorations are still buried in the snow and ice, waiting to be rescued and put away until the...
Wright/Cromwell news
Eureka! I have found it. What, you may ask? Well, a couple of weeks ago, I misplaced one of my handheld landline phones and have been looking for it ever since. I looked all over the house, the basement and even in the van and the garage just in...
Obituary: Margaret Olson Webster
Margaret Olson Webster of Tamarack, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in hospice on Feb. 9, 2023, at the age of 83 of complications from thyroid lymphoma, with her family by her side. Born in... Full story
Obituary: Gail Dian Johnson
Gail Dian Johnson, 73, of Mahtowa passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born on July 27, 1949, to William and Helga Jylka. Gail married Albert C. Johnson... Full story
Obituary: Corey Jean Stephenson
Corey Jean Stephenson, 46, of Cloquet passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Community Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 1, 1976, in Virginia, Minnesota to John and Wanda Limmer; John pass... Full story
Obituary: Nicholas Scott Reynolds
Nicholas Scott Reynolds, 42, of Cloquet passed away on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Nick was born in Cloquet on Dec. 31, 1980, to Ralph and Dawn Reynolds. Nick went to Carlton High School. He worked as a... Full story
Death Notice: Myrtle Marie "Myrt" Olson
Myrtle Marie “Myrt” Olson left this life on Feb. 7, 2023. Born April 26, 1918, she was just shy of being 105 years old. Arrangements entrusted to Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet.... Full story
Can small-scale farming save rural America?
The snow began just outside of Madison, Wisconsin. We had been driving north for days, watching the landscape change from green to brown until the world looked like an old black and white photo. And t...
Don't miss us too much! Newspaper delayed by storm
We make plans – Mother Nature laughs! Because of this week’s winter weather, the press that prints the Pine Knot News was shut down Thursday, for the first time ever, after Cambridge got over 16 inc... Full story
