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Sporting goods store to close
Cloquet Sporting Goods announced that it will be closing April 1. The downtown Cloquet store sold new and gently used sports equipment and sports apparel. The store opened in 2020, and operated under the stress of the pandemic for its entire...
FDL primary set for April 5
Enrolled members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will vote for Reservation Business Council District II (Sawyer) candidates in a primary election scheduled for April 5. Candidates include Daniel G. LaPrairie, Michael J. Diver, Brad...
Man dies in fire in Kalevala
A 60-year-old man died in a recreational vehicle fire in Kalevala Township the morning of Friday, March 18. Law enforcement identified the man as Robert Charles Haufle. A 911 call reporting the fire on the 4900 block of Moline Road came in at 8:01...
Seventy sheep perish in barn fire
Firefighters and deputies found a pole building completely engulfed in flames when they responded at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Despite the best efforts of firefighters, the building on the 300 block of Koski Road was considered a total loss....
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Hockey fees could rise as budget boost
Fees for playing on the Lumberjacks varsity and junior varsity hockey teams may increase in the future, as part of an effort by the Cloquet school district to decrease the burden on the overall...
Carlton Schools: Budget cut discussion continues
The Carlton school board continued to explore its budget options Monday at its monthly regular meeting. It heard details from the online resource it currently uses to offer students a wider range of e...
DNR releases details of more Line 3 aquifer breaches
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released details of more groundwater leaks caused by the construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline last year. The DNR has completed its investigation... Full story
Veteran CAFD firefighter is now the chief
The Cloquet Area Fire District has a new fire chief, but he's no stranger. CAFD board members voted unanimously last week to remove the "interim" title and appoint Jesse Buhs the full-time CAFD fire... Full story
Judges orders mediation in custody case
While arguments continue to be made in the custody cases involving 10 Cloquet children, Sixth District Carlton County judge Rebekah Stumme made her feelings clearly known Tuesday when it comes to how representatives for the adoptive mothers and...
Former cop appeals firing
A Cloquet police officer who was fired by the city in early February hopes to have that decision overturned, after requesting arbitration under the Veterans Preference statute. As that case makes its way through the Bureau of Mediation Services, it...
Bail set in 'road rage' hit-and-run incident
A woman charged with hitting a car and then coming back and hitting one of its occupants made her first appearance in Carlton County Sixth District Court last week. Rebecca Lee Glader, 38, faces seven charges, including three counts of felony...
Justice center details emerge
Preliminary site details for the new Carlton County justice center were revealed this week in an update from the working committee at a discussion-only meeting of the board of commissioners. The justi...
FDL chair is censured
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee voted 7-5 Monday to censure Kevin Dupuis Sr., chairperson of the Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee. Other than the disapproval implied by...
Cloquet will host broadband talks
City of Cloquet staff invites the public to share broadband stories and to hear about results from the recent Cloquet Broadband survey and completion of the Blandin Broadband Communities Program. There will be two meeting opportunities: Tuesday,... Full story
Air pollution remains a threat
Two new reports released this month by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota Department of Health find that air pollution continues to pose a threat to public health in the Twin Cities area and other regional metropolitan centers in...
Fire district moves on after chief battle
Former Cloquet Area Fire District chief Matt Ashmore signed a separation agreement with the CAFD board in December that provided him with $35,407 (equal to four months salary) and a payout of unused...
Esko board looks ahead to more normal times
The Esko school board is looking ahead to the 2023 school year, with Covid-19 cases slowing down for the district and the end of the current school year in sight. As of Friday, March 11, there were only two active Covid-19 cases documented by K-12 st...
Man faces child porn charges for videos
A Cloquet man is facing multiple felony charges after police found he had shared illegal pornographic videos featuring children on social media in 2020. Jaypee Selorico, 36, was arrested earlier this month and faces eight charges relating to the...
Barnum board overturns vote on building improvements
The Barnum school board voted against proceeding with the $8.32 million in proposed projects at the regular meeting of the board on Tuesday, March 15. Board member Paul Coughlin pointed out during the meeting that the board had approved, 4-3, to...
One-man battle on petition costs continues
It’s the petition that wouldn’t go away, or perhaps it’s just the angry district resident who won’t go away. An obviously distraught Tony Sheda repeated his demands to the Wrenshall school board Monday night that the creators of the petition that de...
Carlton School Board discusses deep budget cuts
The Carlton school board met Monday, in large part to discuss again the possible cuts to meet a budgetary shortfall of about $500,000. The board is looking to cut that deficit in half for next school year with changes in curricular and...
College receives 'Leader' honors
Fond du lac Tribal and Community College has been designated a 2021 Leader College by the network called Achieving the Dream. FDLTCC is one of four colleges across the country to receive the designati...
Biochar: it's a better way to burn
Brad Matlack likes the idea of finding a better way for landowners to burn brush and other biomass from cleanups on properties. In late 2020, the manager of the Carlton Soil and Water Conservation... Full story
Wren's Nest: Farmers gather to share ideas, community
As the snow gets a bit soggy around the edges, thoughts of spring aren't far from the minds of Wrenshall area farmers, and many have been planning for the coming season by attending conferences and...
Officers determine Esko bomb scare a false alarm
Students and staff at Esko schools were safely evacuated Friday afternoon, after the Carlton County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous 911 call indicating an explosive device was seen in an Esko... Full story
