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Public comments due by Monday on Esko groundwater contamination
Residents have until 8 a.m. Monday, March 7, to comment on plans for remediation of contaminated groundwater in Esko, adjacent to the Esko Post Office. A notice regarding the comment period appeared on page 5 of the Feb. 4 Pine Knot News. The Minneso... Full story
Cloquet mask mandate expires Friday
The mask mandate implemented by Cloquet elected officials a month ago will be allowed to automatically expire on its planned end date of Friday, Feb. 18. The expiration was ensured when Tuesday’s Cloquet city council meeting was canceled ...
Schools drop mask mandates as cases decline
As Covid case numbers continue to fall after peaking here in early February, so too do the mask mandates. The only school district in the county to mandate universal mask wearing in all grades since...
Barnum faces looming staffing, building needs
On top of a pandemic, the Barnum school board is looking at a challenging 2022, with top administrators leaving and an $8 million decision on school maintenance coming fast. During the regular...
Wrenshall adds member to board
The Wrenshall school board on Feb. 9 appointed district substitute teacher Ben Johnson to the school board as a temporary replacement for member Alice Kloepfer, who had a serious case of Covid last fall and is still recovering. Johnson, who is also...
Redistricting maps released
A special five-judge panel released new congressional and legislative maps Tuesday setting the political playing field for Minnesota for the next 10 years. The newly drawn congressional districts keep the 7th in western Minnesota and extends the 8th...
SUV hits Lazy Bear
A car crashed into a Barnum restaurant Sunday, but no one was injured and no charges are being filed. The 911 call came into Carlton County dispatch at 10:46 a.m. Sunday, reporting a motor vehicle...
Prom dress giveaway finds home in Carlton
For girls seeking the ultimate prom experience, finding and affording a dress can be a barrier to the big night. For the past several years, a mother-daughter team has put dresses within reach. Amy an... Full story
FDLTCC marks Black History
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is hosting a fantastic event featuring two FDLTCC alumni on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The exciting event will feature a presentation from Serrano Robinson and soul food lunch provided by Doc Witherspoon’s Soul F...
Free nursing assistant class
Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training (JET) and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College are providing free nursing assistant training through a 4-week fast track hybrid program in March....
Cloquet High School Quarter 2 honor roll
Cloquet High School Quarter 2 honor roll A Honor Roll Grade 9 Rizal Agaton-Howes Gage Allen Diamond Allen-Lovejoy Owen Anderson Ahnna Bader William Bauer Johanna Bernu Sarah Blais Joshua Bleskacek Ellise Boyd-Affias Sofia Breuer Madison Correll... Full story
Cromwell-Wright High School First Semester honor roll
Cromwell -Wright High School First Semester honor roll A Honor Roll Grade 12 Ludovica Abbozzo Jacob Anderson Andres Angulo Rylie Dobosenski NataLee Hakamaki Anja Johnson Scarlett Korpela Alaina Lind Jay Olesiak Andrea Pocernich Augusta Poskus Zevvus... Full story
Education Notes
Graduated Cooper Ketola, of Cloquet, graduated from the University of Tampa on Friday, Dec. 17. Ketola graduated with a bachelor of arts in avertising and public relations. Esko’s Dawsen Cossalter graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau C...
CSA Week connects farms with customers
Across Carlton County, northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, farmers are firing up the heaters in their greenhouses, ordering seeds and preparing for another season of feeding families across the...
There's a carton problem at Wrenshall egg farm
Due to labor shortages and supply chain issues, Locally Laid Egg Company in Wrenshall has been unable to secure a steady stream of egg cartons. But it's not from a lack of trying. "I've been on the...
Hit-and-run charges filed
Charges were filed Thursday, in the case of a hit-and-run crash nearly four weeks ago in Cloquet that police previously described as a case of “road rage.” A 38-year-old Cloquet woman was charged via summons Thursday, Feb. 3, by the Carlton Cou...
The Blue Jean Ball is a blast
After taking a pandemic pause last year, the Blue Jean Ball returned Saturday to rave reviews. The annual Community Educational Foundation fundraiser was modified for the times, of course. People wore...
Esko School Board divided on Covid
In a room packed full with nearly 40 parents and teachers, the Esko school board chose to not alter the district’s current Covid-19 mitigation strategies despite tense discussion between board members at their meeting Monday, Feb. 7. As of Monday, s...
Council fires Cloquet police officer
Cloquet city councilors and mayor Roger Maki voted unanimously to fire Cloquet police officer Laci Silgjord Wednesday night, Feb. 2, after closing the virtual council meeting for more than 45 minutes...
Chamber Home show canceled
The Cloquet Area Home, Business & Sports Show originally set for March has been canceled by the Cloquet Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The affiliated craft show will go on as scheduled, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March... Full story
Latest County Seat show a hoot
The “boo-hiss” melodrama, “The Villain Wore A Dirty Shirt, or, Always Wash Your Long Johns ’Cause It Makes a Lotta Cents,” opens tonight. “It’s a good old-fashioned melodrama that will have audiences of young and old laughing throughout th...
Weather causes more crashes
The Minnesota State Patrol reported at least two crashes in Carlton County during Saturday’s windy and snowy weather. A Ford Escape driven by Superior’s Benjamin Norbie, 26, ran into a plow truck on Interstate 35 near mile marker 230 in Atkinson Tow...
Institute taking applications
Springboard for the Arts and Racing Magpie announced that applications for the 2022 Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) are open through Feb. 27 for applicants from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native Nations that...
County expands search for jail funding
Carlton County commissioners are hoping the state will come through with close to 10 times the amount of bonding money previously allocated for the new justice center/jail during the new legislative session, as lawmakers decide what to do with a...
Homicide trial preparations underway
Nearly two years after a mother, toddler and unborn child were murdered in Cloquet, the trial of her then-boyfriend is slowly comng into focus. Sheldon James Thompson, 34, is accused of killing Jackie Defoe, her unborn child, and her 20-month-old son...
