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Courts drop masks rules
The Minnesota Judicial Branch announced that face coverings will no longer be required in court facilities effective July 6, 2021. “As the pandemic’s impact on Minnesota continues to recede, so too will some of the health and safety protocols tha...
Water patrols will ramp up
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Patrol, county sheriff’s offices, and other public safety agencies will increase patrols for intoxicated boaters through the holiday weekend as part of Operation Dry Water, a national campaign a...
Post-pandemic construction heats up
Several building projects around Cloquet are being noticed after the ebbing Covid-19 pandemic shut many projects down due to a shortage of materials in the past year. The Pine Knot News talked to a...
Park stage to get facelift
The Northridge Park stage needs to be updated, according to the Thomson Township board of supervisors and a local resident. The stage is experiencing structural problems with the footholds, and the stairs on the side of the stage are also in need of...
Cloquet's Wright house featured
The Frank Lloyd Wright house known as Mäntylä, Finnish for “under the pines,” that formerly made its home in Cloquet, was featured on the CBS “Sunday Morning” program June 27. Mäntylä was commissione...
Honor Rolls: Wrenshall High School
Wrenshall High School Fourth Quarter B Honor Roll Bruddy Axtell Bryce Barczak Eli Beetcer Gavin Beetcher Joseph Bergman Hennessey Bilges Ethan Blanchard Othin Carter Pidge Eckdahl Easton Everett Briar Fernquist Brennen Fisher-Merritt Elizabeth... Full story
Honor Rolls: Carlton Schools A Honor Roll
Carlton Schools Fourth Quarter A Honor Roll Grade 12 Colin Emerson Elizabeth Hey Jayna LeBrasseur Trevor Ojibway Daniel Sandoval Grade 11 Olivia Anderson Kash Gibson Morgan Laveau Grade 10 Korah Crane Eliza DeCaigny McKenzie Midge Emma Peterson... Full story
Honor Rolls: Carlton Schools B Honor Roll
Carlton Schools Fourth Quarter B Honor Roll Grade 12 Adam Anderson Daniel Eggert Annika Johnson Samantha Matarelli Ella Rose Palmer Kyle Siiter Emma Simmer Jairid Ward Grade 11 Haley Ableiter Kenneth Alberti Nicholas DeVriendt-LeDoux Aaron... Full story
Teen writing workshop offered July 26
The Arrowhead Library System is offering teens an online writing workshop with award-winning Minnesota Author Mary Casanova July 26-30. A small group of teen writers will create new work, share with others and discuss the writer’s craft and j...
Carlton News
Happy Independence Day. I hope folks will celebrate safely with family and friends now that most of the pandemic restrictions have been lifted. About three weeks ago, I had the opportunity to have a...
Octogenarian looking to reunite
Graduates from the Cloquet High School classes of 1953, 1954 and 1955 will gather at The River Inn later this month. In addition to Facebook and other means, 1954 CHS grad Wendell "Windy" Falstrom pla...
So berry close
With the heat wave in late May and early June, berry picking season is arriving early in Carlton County. Strawberry farmer Steve Schulstrom held out a perfect, bright red strawberry Monday morning,... Full story
Many factors driving tight labor market
We are beginning to see some of the longer-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as life returns to normal. For many, the more precise term could be "new normal," because things are nothing like they...
Carlton, Wrenshall deal won't happen
Consolidation between the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts is no longer on pause. It's dead. The Carlton school board on Monday voted to remove consolidation from its list of future options for...
State has vaccine incentives as county hit 70% goal
Carlton County will host a walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Carlton County Community Services Building in downtown Cloquet. People age 18 or older can pre-register or just walk in for a Johnson & Johnson or...
Gordy's Hi-Hat drops pandemic carhop service
Things really are getting back to normal. Always a bellwether of spring with its March opening, Gordy’s Hi-Hat is now signaling the end of the pandemic by ending its carhop-style of service. On June 17, the popular local burger joint announced t...
Thrift store serves area on many levels
There's a new thrift store in town, but there's a lot more going on than resale at this store. Located at 901 Cloquet Ave., Northern Lights Community Action provides secondhand clothes, furniture,...
Jail site and scope study continues
What a new jail or justice center will look in Carlton County continues to evolve as several groups work on specific issues for the project. Recognized as the largest, single county building project since the Carlton County Courthouse became a...
Construction causes problems
It’s been a rough week for the Cloquet Police Department, but the issues are caused by construction work on 14th Street rather than a crime wave. On Monday, the phone lines and internet were down because a fiber optic line was cut. The line was r...
MnDOT to meet on culvert project
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual public meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the upcoming Minnesota Highway 210 box culvert replacement project. The 2022 project includes the replacement of four box culverts from the...
Salvation Army still has services
Although the thrift shop is closed, the Salvation Army social services office is still open. Call 879-5447 for information on programs offered at 316 Carlton Ave. The food shelf is open 4-6 p.m. Mondays as well as 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m....
Surviving aneurysms requires luck and love
Do bad things really happen in threes? This was definitely my third bad Memorial Day. On May 31, I had just traveled home with my mom from visiting family in Illinois, about a seven-hour drive. It... Full story
Berry neccessities
The CarltonCounty Fruit.org. website is the one-stop spot for information on local fruit farms. The site has links to each farm website and/or social media pages along with hotline numbers for picking times. Leaning Barn Farm 218-349-7696 176...
Cloquet High School: Fourth Quarter B Honor Roll
Cloquet High School Fourth Quarter B Honor Roll Grade 9 Drew Angell Liam Antilla Madyson Babineau Joseph Bailey Anistyn Baker Trinity Baker Ava Buchholz Izabella Dahl Ahna Demenge Cooper Ellena Evan Etter Robie Anne Forte Lillie Golen Keagan Hall... Full story
Esko High School Fourth Quarter Honor Roll
Esko High School Fourth Quarter Honor Roll Ayisha Adamu Laila Adamu Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Kaylor Adkins Alexandra Aker Ashley Aker Jason Amireault Rachel Amireault Claire Anderson Karin Anderson Keone Anderson Simone Anderson Siri Anderson... Full story
