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By Board cuts 23 to balance budget
More than four years later, the Covid-19 ripple effect continues, with school districts everywhere coming to terms with the end of federal grant funding intended to help students recover from the effects of the pandemic. On Friday, Cloquet school...
Drug Take Back Day
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 27, with a special collection 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riverside Arena parking lot in Moose Lake. Empty out your medicine cabinet and help prevent drug misuse, crime and pollution by...
Commissioners get education in opioids, soil conservation
The Carlton County board is often audience to presentations on everything from treating invasive spongy moths to what the county's housing needs look like. Recently, the board heard a pair of presenta...
City recognizes police bravery, promotions
The Cloquet City Council chambers were packed with family and friends Tuesday, present to support more than a dozen Cloquet police officers being honored by the city. Cloquet police chief Derek Randal... Full story
EMS funding: Cloquet fire district hopes for funds
When asked about proposed legislation to aid emergency medical services across the state, Cloquet Area Fire District chief Jesse Buhs said he believes CAFD “would be eligible for the proposed funding...
Business Spotlight: B&B Market Cloquet
We are feeling spring up here at B & B Market. B & B Market has been part of the Cloquet community for over 60 years. We had a change of ownership in 2020 and our current owners are Jacob and Mikayla... Full story
Our Views: Accept Carlton's race to four-day school week
It would be easy to cast a wary eye at the actions of the Carlton school district, which over the course of roughly 10 days this month adopted a four-day school week beginning next year. The notion came as a surprise. The move to adopt it was hasty... Full story
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to the Medich family
I worked for the City of Cloquet for 40 years and came to know Pine Valley well. It has long been a Cloquet gem overlooked by many. The first time I walked into the chalet, my immediate thought was what a great place this would be with an updated... Full story
Letter to the Editor: United we stand
Last week the Pine Knot ran a story by the Minnesota Reformer, with the self-ascribed tagline “Minnesota Reformer is a nonpartisan news producer.” I visited the Reformer website. After perusing several articles, it appears to me this org... Full story
CEC lacrosse makes history
A new era in Cloquet-Esko-Carlton athletics began last week when the first lacrosse team in school history hit the field April 11 with a home game against Roccori at Members Cooperative Credit Union... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, April 11 Baseball Barnum 14 McGregor 4 Carlton/Wrenshall 14 Cromwell-Wright 4 Hermantown 2 Cloquet 1 Softball Carlton/Wrenshall 2 Cromwell-Wright 1 South Ridge 13 Cherry 7 Boys lacrosse CEC 10 Roccori 7 Friday, April 12 Baseball Cloquet 9... Full story
Cloquet brings pitching, power into season
Last season, the Cloquet girls softball team got over a big hurdle by winning in the first round of the Section 7AAA tournament. Next, the 'Jacks nearly pulled off the impossible by taking Chisago Lak... Full story
Korby's Connections: Mild winter leads to early open at Cloquet
There were still some snow banks in the parking lot, remnants of a late March storm, but the Cloquet Country Club golf course opened for play Sunday, April 14. An opening the same day as the Masters... Full story
Wilderness will go to playoffs
The Minnesota Wilderness clinched a fourth straight appearance in the North American Hockey League Robertson Cup playoffs on April 12 in Springfield, Illinois, getting an overtime game winner from Nick Blood to put an exclamation point on the... Full story
Free pet microchipping event draws a crowd
About the size of a parched grain of wild rice, a microchip inserted under a pet's skin can make all the difference should that dog or cat decide it wants to roam. A simple scanner can read the... Full story
Korby's Connections: Clothing Depot set to close in August
They've been friends since they were both in kindergarten at Jefferson Elementary School on Eighth Street and Cloquet Avenue in Cloquet. Now, after roughly 70 years, they volunteer together at the... Full story
Church Services
Apostolic Lutheran Church Pastor Nathan Juntunen 25 Church Road, Esko 218-879-3882 [email protected] www.esko-apostolic.org Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship service, all ages 11 a.m. coffee & fellowship Services... Full story
Community Events Calendar
FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Craft and vendor show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., also Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, Cloquet Armory and Pine Tree Plaza. All your favorite crafts offered by 89 vendors, food available from Mel’s Food Truck and Fundamental Glu... Full story
Obituary: John Richard Foss
John Richard Foss, age 77, of Esko, Minnesota entered eternal life on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was born in Mason City, Iowa on July 28, 1946, the son of Norman... Full story
Obituary: Elmer W. Splett
Elmer W. Splett, age 92 of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth. He was born Nov. 1, 1931, in Racine, Wisconsin, the son of Emil and Bertha (Schenk)... Full story
Obituary: Rudy Sanfred Koski
Rudy Sanfred Koski, age 76, of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton, Minnesota. He was born on September 25, 1947, to Sanfred and Linda... Full story
Eclipse viewing is a vicarious affair
It wasn't just your run-of-the-mill cloud cover that kept Carlton County residents inside looking at the eclipse online on Monday. It was what writers call a leaden sky, oozing rain all day. A real so...
Totality was totally worth the long drive
With my dad in a hospital bed in late 2022, we planned how the family would gather for the 2024 eclipse at his house in Vincennes, Indiana - not quite a halfway point between my brother's home in... Full story
Multiple teacher cuts are coming
The Cloquet school district is poised to cut 24 mostly teaching positions at a special meeting Friday, April 12, responding to lost revenue and evidence of declining enrollment. Superintendent Michael Cary outlined the cuts during the school...
