The Wrenshall school district appears to have its superintendent for the 2025-26 school year, with Frank Schill accepting the ...

January is National Blood Donor Month. The Red Cross reports that someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion every two seconds. It is vital for cancer treatments, chronic illnesses and ...

The committee rosters were announced this legislative session for the Minnesota Senate. Carlton County’s representative, Sen. Jason Rarick (R-Pine City), will continue on the Education Finance, Energy ...

Minnesota Power crews restored power Tuesday to 2,500 customers in the Barnum, Moose Lake and Sturgeon Lake areas who were impacted by an outage caused by the bitterly cold temperatures that morning ...

The Wrenshall school district appears to have its superintendent for the 2025-26 school year, with Frank Schill accepting the job late Wednesday. Schill and the school board will need to finalize an ...

Carlton superintendent Donita Stepan informed the school board on Monday she will not seek renewal of her contract when it expires at the end of June 2026. "I understand the district may be exploring ...

As the state’s plans to license legal cannabis dispensaries continue to be delayed, Thomson Township officials are taking steps toward deciding how the township will handle cannabis business ...

The first half of last Friday's boys basketball matchup between Esko and Barnum was tight with Esko managing to stake themselves to a seven- point lead. Then Esko came out and got on an offensive roll ...

For the second year in a row, winter weather has been a challenge for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine ski teams, with Monday’s meet at Mont du Lac cancelled due to frigid temperatures. Head coach Ryan ...

Bun Carlson's seat sat conspicuously empty as the Cloquet City Council meeting convened Tuesday. Carlson, the Ward 1 councilor for the past six years, died Jan. 12, at age 68. Mayor Roger Maki opened ...

I was driving down Country Club Drive by the Cloquet golf course when I spotted friend and fellow library board member Mary DuPont Hagen. She was outside the two-story, white house where she grew up, ...

The documentary PBS television show “Inside Senior Living,” featuring several Carlton County residents, is now being shown on stations across the country. Senior living consultant Melissa Fritz of ...