Articles from the March 15, 2019 edition
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Eskomos are two steps closer to State
The defending Section 7AA boys basketball champion Esko is back in the championship game this year after a pair of wins over Pierz and Virginia this week. On Monday the Eskomos downed Pierz by 23...
Cardinals tame Tigers, advance to semifinals
BRAINERD -The Cromwell-Wright boys basketball team survived a couple of comeback attempts by their Section 5A quarterfinal opponent Tuesday night but held off Browerville- Eagle Valley 47-42. The...
Rangers capture the Cardinals with defense
Twice during the regular season, Cromwell-Wright and Mountain Iron-Buhl met on the basketball court with the Rangers winning the first game by eight points and the Cards taking the second game by 20 p...
Tigers topple the Lumberjacks
When the Cloquet boys basketball team met Princeton Friday night at Duluth East High School, the players knew they would have their hands full. The Tigers came into the Section 7AAA semifinal game...
Local teams can't get past playoff hump day
ast Wednesday night, March 6, was a tough night for local Section 7A boys basketball teams. Wrenshall, Fond du Lac, Carlton and South Ridge all lost and were eliminated from the tournament. Lakeview...
It's crunch time for the Wilderness
Three weeks ago the Minnesota Wilderness were poised to make a run in the standings, with the team tied for third in the NAHL’s Central Division and fresh off a sweep of the Bismarck Bobcats. Since t...
U12 girls head to state
The CEC U12B hockey team is headed to state in Proctor this weekend. Made up of girls from Cloquet, Esko and Carlton, the team finished its regular season with 31 wins, eight losses and three ties. The team took second place in its regular season Dis...
Get the lead out
Last week I detailed the “nuts and bolts” of power-corking. Power-corking shines when fish are concentrated on a specific structure. When fish are randomly spread out across the expanse, it’s time to...
City Ski Meet a fun-for-all event
The timing couldn't have been better. The conditions were perfect this year for the annual Cloquet City Ski Meet, an event featuring both ski jumping and Nordic ski races at Pine Valley. The sun was...
Library offers free workshop on meditation
The Cloquet Public Library will be offering a free meditation workshop, "An Introduction to Meditation," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, part of a continued commitment to offer free workshops and classes that...
Pipeline protesters target bank
Carrying signs denouncing Wells Fargo bank's investments in oil and pipelines - particularly the Enbridge Energy Line 3 replacement pipeline slated to go through Carlton County - a group of about 15,...
Grand jury indicts man for first-degree murder
A Bayfield County man accused of shooting and killing his uncle in rural Carlton County last April was indicted on first-degree premeditated murder charges by a grand jury Thursday, March 7. The...
End of discussion
Carlton School Board member Tim Hagenah voted with his feet last week — by abruptly walking out of the March 7 committee of the whole meeting. Hagenah’s departure ended the meeting because school boa...
Gas smell delays Cloquet schools
A strong smell of gas inside the Cloquet Senior High building led to a two-hour delay of classes Thursday for both the high school and the middle school Thursday, March 7. According to a district press release, the administration was notified of the...
Sundin authors bill to increase special election timeframe
State Representative Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko) has authored legislation to extend the time period for special elections during the legislative session following the state senate special election earlier this year, which resulted in hundreds of mail-in...
Derailment cleanup continues
Cleanup at the site of a Feb. 16 BNSF coal train derailment on the Fond du Lac reservation continues, according to railroad spokesperson Amy McBeth, who confirmed Wednesday that the cause of the derailment remains under investigation. As of Feb. 27,...
County Seat Theater to compete at MACT*Fest 2019
Community theaters and fans of theater from around the state will gather in Austin, Minn. for a statewide theater festival sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT). MACT*Fest 2019 will take place Friday through Sunday,...
Spring rain, snow melt may cause localized flooding, road closures
Spring rain, melting snow and culverts plugged with ice can cause water to back up onto highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be watchful for flooded areas, as water can rise quickly. MnDOT crews have already been...
Chamber Home, Business & Sports Show starts today
The annual Cloquet Area Home, Business and Sports Show runs 1-8 p.m. today at Black Bear Casino and Resort, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the event and parking is free. Enjoy getting to know what local businesses have to offer, along with...
Construction season continues in Cloquet
The ceiling of the gymnasium at Cloquet’s Garfield school was leaking before it started raining Wednesday. Which meant the Cloquet School Board almost had to vote to replace all of the roofs at G...
Esko approves levy increase, rec funds at annual meeting
The Town of Thomson — popularly known as “Esko” — held its annual meeting Tuesday night. About 15 residents plus Thomson Township officials and employees reviewed the annual financial stateme...
Moose Lake Motel catches fire
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, an employee of Northwoods Credit Union called 911 to report smoke coming from the Moose Lake Motel on Arrowhead Lane, according to the Moose Lake Star...
The soup's on
Two national traditions will combine Saturday at the annual NorthEastern Mojakka Cook-Off, as area cooks show off their best Finnish soups, all washed down with the buyer’s choice of green or p...
Keep the light shining on government
A couple of decades ago, the Jefferson Memorial was decaying, rapidly. Maintenance workers discovered the problem: washing away the excessive bird droppings so often was affecting the monument. It turned out that the birds were attracted by the bugs...
No more 'Code Red'
I recently had the chance to chat with Nicole Lackus, a Cloquet middle school teacher, about procedure in the event of a lockdown at Cloquet schools. Over the past six months or so, school resource...
