The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls tennis program is thriving. Under second-year coach Emily Hallgren, the Lumberjacks have ...

College move-in and the start of classes quickly approach, signaling the start of a new era for me. As my time as an intern ...

Constitution 101 The Judicial Branch The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and ...

Despite federal results that show roughly 3,500 individuals affected, Carlton County officials say a data breach earlier this year resulted in only a “small number” of people who sought complimentary ...

If the Esko High School baseball team is going to continue its recent string of success, they will have to do it with a new head coach. Last week longtime coach Ben Haugen submitted his resignation to ...

Have you ever had a moment of realization that someone wasn’t quite what you thought they were? I remember one basketball season, way back when I was in seventh grade. We were a pretty average team, ...

Cloquet city councilors helped pave the way for the new fire station and a new business in the city’s West End, and considered a more palatable tax levy increase for 2026 this week. The news about ...

The Carlton County Animal Rescue group has secured land in Cloquet on which it plans to build a shelter in the future. The group announced Aug. 15 that fundraising efforts allowed it to purchase a ...

Just over two years ago, a lightning strike started a fire at Bobbie and Nate Stansfield's home off Crosby Road, a few miles north of Cloquet. Last week, another fire destroyed their home and a camper ...

Fairgoers were among the first to get the news that the lifelong Carlton County resident is making a run at statewide politics after many years and types of service here. The button on his shirt said ...

Will Stenberg captured this coneflower at Jay Cooke State Park last week. Echinacea angustifoliais has found a home in the region, though it is most commonly found in western and southwest Minnesota.

The small-town girl who broke onto the Nashville music scene last year has taken up semipermanent residence there as she watches her career take off. Next up for Carlton's Abrianna Schmidt: singing ...