After an impressive high school hockey career, Cloquet high school hockey player Karson Young verbally agreed to become a University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldog for his college career. Young will ...

Mother Nature reared her ugly head on Tuesday, and that wreaked havoc with the opening round of section softball tournaments. Only three teams, Cloquet in Section 7AAA, Esko in Section 7AA, and ...

As a successful, college-educated, two-time Super Lawyer, you might suspect I’d encourage all high school kids to pursue a college education. You’d be wrong. The fad, which started in the early 1960s ...

A Carlton County jury found former Cloquet police officer Laci Silgjord guilty of felony attempted theft by swindle in an amount over $35,000, but acquitted her on two charges of financial ...

The Polar League track meet was held last Wednesday in Esko as teams got a chance to take to the track one last time before sectional meets in the next week. Moose Lake/Willow River captured first ...

Two weeks ago my spouse and I left home to spend a weekend with our son and his family. When we returned, the temperature inside our house was a chilly 52 degrees, thanks to outdoor temps in the 40s ...

The Carlton school board took actions Monday to shore up the vacancy resulting from superintendent Donita Stepan’s abrupt resignation in April. The board officially approved current board chair Laura ...

Thomson Township’s clerk/treasurer is resigning, citing negativity from the public and the “toxic” nature of some parts of her job. Township leaders on May 15 accepted the resignation of Beth Elstad, ...

At the Cloquet Public Library, May signals the beginning of lots of things — buds on the trees, warmer weather, and, most importantly, spreading the word about our Kids Summer Reading Program for kids ...

Our sympathies to the family of Rudolph “Rudy” Nikko, 82, who passed away May 10 in Duluth. Rudy was born to Thomas and Sylvia (Kukko) Nikko on July 25, 1942, in Cromwell. He was a 1960 Cromwell High ...

As they await state licenses, would-be marijuana dispensaries in Cloquet will need to look for storefronts along Minnesota Highway 33. Cloquet City Council members, wary of allowing sales too close to ...

Traffic was sparse but steady on a chilly Monday morning as the region's first tribal marijuana dispensary opened its doors. The Anang Native Cannabis Company opened to the public on May 19. Owned and ...