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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
FDL chair faces censure
A hearing on a motion to censure the chairperson of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is set for Monday, based on allegations he knowingly violated a reservation ordinance that prohibits weapons in the tribal business center. Fond du...
Robotics teams thrive at regional
The three-day throng of tech-inclined high school students called the Duluth Regionals in robotics didn't disappoint last weekend as 111 teams from Minnesota and neighboring states took over the...
Police investigate suspicious death
The Cloquet Police Department is investigating the “suspicious” death of Amanda Cadotte, a 33-year-old woman, within Cloquet city limits on the Fond du Lac Reservation. According to a news release, Cloquet and Fond du Lac police departments, along wi...
Gordy's set to open March 23
Owners and staff at Gordy’s Hi-Hat in Cloquet, a seasonal food hotspot for 62 years, were busy last weekend removing snow from the restaurant grounds. That’s because they plan on welcoming people int...
Pandemic grants going to events
Carlton County has announced that $10,000 of the remaining pandemic relief funding will be disbursed as grants aimed at bringing county communities back together. Groups that plan to host free community events in Carlton County in 2022 should conside...
Concrete plans made with justice center
The Carlton County Board of Commissioners continued to advance the combined justice center project, voting on the first construction contract and finalizing the administrative contracts during their meeting Tuesday morning. The board awarded Taracon...
Man arrested in county for meth, again
A Superior man is facing charges for possession of more than 72 grams of methamphetamine after a traffic stop earlier this month. Antonio Carlos Boyd, 42, was charged March 3 with first-degree felony drug possession and obstructing the legal...
County zoning has busy year
Carlton County Zoning and Environmental Services administrator Heather Cunningham gave her annual report to the county board Tuesday, saying it was a year of change with three new staff in the department. She thought it was good to have a fresh view...
State courts drop mask use
The Minnesota Judicial Branch announced March 4 that it was lifting the statewide order requiring face coverings in court facilities. It went into effect on Monday. The order included a word of caution about Covid-19 rates in certain areas of the...
Thomson Town Board approves 3-percent levy increase
The Thomson Township Board of Supervisors heard annual reports from community leaders and discussed taxes at the annual township meeting Tuesday, March 8. The board approved the proposed 2023 tax...
Honor Roll: Barnum High School
Barnum High School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll 7th Grade Tessa Bednarek Eli Berger Marlene Budge Emma Dahl Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Lillian Genereau Allison Gresczyk Jillian Grott Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Taylor Lake Lucy Maher Reuben... Full story
Honor Roll: Carlton High School
Carlton High School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll 12th Grade Nicholas DeVriendt-LeDoux Kash Gibson Alaina Kiehl Carly Parker Joseph Solomon Cole Thompson 11th Grade Eliza DeCaigny Daniel Schiller Aaron Weitzel 10th Grade Luukas Korpela Megan Matarelli Sam... Full story
Honor Roll: Wrenshall School
Wrenshall School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll Olivia Aldridge Natylee Anderson Bryce Bartczak Eli Beetcher Corvus Eckdahl Sage Fernquist Mason Goetz Addison Hulgan Taylor Hulgan Tyler Iverson Eathen Johnson Jenna Johnson Kaylie Lammi Joel Lembke Tyler... Full story
Cloquet hospital tackles rural obstetrics training
Virginia is lying on her back in a hospital gown, about to have her second baby. "She's 39 weeks pregnant," explains Melissa Seibert, inpatient services director at Cloquet's Community Memorial... Full story
State Legislature: Sundin won't run again
For the first time in 10 years, Esko’s Mike Sundin will not be a District 11A candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Now in his fifth term in the district — which includes all of Car...
Science fair competitors explore the world through science
Science fair students and judges logged onto their computers and cellphones last weekend as they - once again - attended the Northeast Minnesota Regional and American Indian Science and Engineering... Full story
Council wards, polling places won't change in 2022
When the 2020 Census showed an increase of 444 residents in Cloquet, city officials took a look at their own version of redistricting and decided to keep things the way they were. City administrator Tim Peterson explained to the council members...
Accused shooter transferred from county
Prosecutors have charged a man with Cloquet connections with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Minneapolis North student-athlete Deshaun Hill Jr. The 15-year-old died Feb. 10 after being shot in the head the previous day along a Minneapol...
Minit Mart stores will change hands
The Minit Mart convenience stores in Carlton County were expected to come under new ownership by the end of the month. There are seven Minit Mart stores in the county that will fall under...
Life sentence issued in rape, kidnap case
After a jury found Dennis Michael St.John Jr. of Scanlon guilty of kidnapping, rape and domestic abuse in January, his expected sentence was handed down this week: Life in prison without the possibility of release. Two of St. John’s convictions w...
County Board: Expect sticker shock with property values
Due to what’s been called an “extreme increase” in property values since 2020, Carlton County property owners can expect the estimated market value of their property to increase substantially this year, according to the Carlton County asses... Full story
Comments due on 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...
Anglers hit ice
Between 60 and 70 brave anglers attended this year's Kingdom Builders Ministries annual fishing derby. This was the sixth annual ice fishing contest, and there were plenty of fish and prizes to go...
