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Financial picture holds steady in Esko schools
Esko superintendent Aaron Fischer told the school board Monday that he was cautiously optimistic the district would not have to face any retrenchment as a proposed budget for 2025 is being...
23rd Veteran: Vets helping vets
What started out as a promise to a best friend has evolved into a program for veterans living with trauma. Mike Waldron is the founder of 23rd Veteran, which he started in 2016. Waldron was born and... Full story
No open burning
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources continues open burning restrictions of vegetative debris, as warm and dry weather spreads throughout the state, including Carlton, Pine, southern St. Louis and many other counties across the state. The...
Esko Honor Rolls
Esko High School Quarter 3, 2023-24 Honor Roll Students with GPA between 3.650 and 4.0 points Will Abrahamson Bella Abrahamson Emma Adkins Simone Anderson Parker Anderson Joshua Antonutti Jayden Ausland Lucye Backstrom Emmett Bailey Aaron Bailey... Full story
Barnum Schools Honor Rolls
Barnum Schools Quarter 3, 2023-24 A Honor Roll GPA of 3.667 or above with no grades lower than B- Grade 7 Owen Bailey Andrae Davis Morgan DeCaigny Rachel Dinger Avery Graftaas Landon Hosmer Hailey Ikola Lindy LeDoux Clover Moerke Ella Nyquist Kamryn... Full story
County bristles at possible utility tax breaks
Carlton County joined a chorus of county-based officials from across the state Tuesday, calling on the state department of revenue to pump the brakes on proposed changes to tax collections on utility companies. “Currently these types of properties a... Full story
Possible mental health emergency leads to extended water rescue
A report of a person behaving erratically led to an extended water emergency yesterday. The caller told the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office that a man appeared to be having a mental health emergency on the bike trail in Moose Lake Township just a... Full story
Pine Valley gets a $1 million surprise
Pine Valley Recreation Area received an unexpected boost this week - and it wasn't from the late-season snowstorm. During the Cloquet city council meeting Tuesday, longtime city parks commissioner...
Carlton's Jeopardy champ takes one more crack at it
Members of the Kavanaugh village gathered at the Streetcar last week to watch Carlton's own Jeopardy champion, Sam Kavanaugh, in another tournament. The hometown hero didn't disappoint, keeping fans g...
Coming soon: Solem renovations
The new owners of the Hotel Solem building in downtown Cloquet can begin pulling building permits now, after the Cloquet City Council unanimously passed a slew of resolutions that will help fund its...
Pet chipping clinic is set for April 13
Carlton County Animal Rescue volunteers, the city of Cloquet and its police department and a handful of pet-loving local organizations are partnering to host a microchip clinic. The clinic will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at Veterans Park in...
Fond du Lac expands search for man
The search continues for Peter Michael Martin. The 31-year-old Fond du Lac Band member was last seen and heard from March 8. He is described as approximately 5-foot-10, 185 pounds with dark brown eyes. He has a small scar on his forehead and a number...
Police expo coming to tribal college
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College will host the 2024 Peace Officer and Criminal Justice Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 17 in the Lester Jack Briggs Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided....
Grant will bring bike tools, mural
A $42,000 Safe Routes to School boost grant is bringing eight bicycle fix-it stations to locations in Cloquet and the Fond du Lac Reservation, along with dual-language signs and a community mural by an indigenous artist to be selected. The fix-it...
Road projects list is a long one
A five-year plan for roughly 64 miles worth of paving and other road and bridge projects was outlined to the Carlton County board on Tuesday. The tentative list of projects presented to the committee...
Police expo coming to tribal college
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College will host the 2024 Peace Officer and Criminal Justice Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 17 in the Lester Jack Briggs Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided....
Grant will bring bike tools, mural
A $42,000 Safe Routes to School boost grant is bringing eight bicycle fix-it stations to locations in Cloquet and the Fond du Lac Reservation, along with dual-language signs and a community mural by an indigenous artist to be selected. The fix-it...
More than 700 vote in Fond du Lac primary
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa members voted on tribal council members Tuesday, April 2, narrowing the field of primary candidates to two each for the general election on June 11. The top two vote getters in each race will advance. Curren...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Carlton Area Lions Club (PHOTOS SOON)
The Carlton Area Lions Club has been serving the Carlton County area for 50 years strong, growing and serving. It is one of 49,000 Lions clubs around the world, and its members reside in all corners of Carlton County. They give their time and energy... Full story
Weather spotter classes offered
The National Weather Service in Duluth is hosting free in-person and online Skywarn Spotter training classes in the region this spring. Skywarn is a cooperative effort between the NWS, local emergency management, and residents who volunteer to...
Enjoy a play about high school days
The County Seat Theater will host the Carlton High School production “The 10 Best Worst Things About High School” at 2 and 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Ah, high school. The best worst four years of your life! Join a group of real-life high sch...
quilts on display
The Wood City Quilters Guild of Cloquet celebrated National Quilting Day in Cloquet onMarch 15. Seventy quilts made by guild members were displayed at the Cloquet Public Library and the Carlton...
Dumping, ATV use may curb road access
Retiring this week after 16 years as Carlton County land commissioner, Greg Bernu noted a pair of unfortunate trends on county lands: more people are illegally dumping items which ought to go to transfer stations, and recreational four-wheeling is...
Walls of wood irk neighbor
The woodpiles weren't a problem until they moved behind her house last fall, said Deb Kamunen. The Cloquet resident has lived next to the former Diamond match mill for 37 years. When the mill was...
Skate with the Easter Bunny
Find the Easter Bunny from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Kids of all ages are invited to skate with the Easter Bunny and each other. Also on the roster are...
