The filing period for Cloquet City Council Wards 1, 2, 3 and mayor opens Tuesday, May 19 through June 2. Affidavits of candidacy will be accepted by the City Clerk at Cloquet City Hall, 101 14th ...

It was a sad day last week when the Wright Farmers Cooperative store, age 107, officially went into private ownership with no ...

Talk about the big stage. Come Sunday, eight local residents of Native American descent will sing at the Barbican Center in ...

Women’s Bible study 9:30 a.m. first Wed. Bethany Beacons women’s ministry 9 a.m. second Wed.

A University of Minnesota Duluth grad from a suburb northwest of Minneapolis met an Esko woman and stayed. Today, Mark Plemel is making his way as the "Fruit Tree Guy." Plemel earned a bachelor of ...

Like many of my neighbors, I attended the listening session on data centers at the Silver Brook Town Hall last week. I am usually a passable public speaker, but I got unexpectedly choked up when I ...

After a lengthy discussion on Tuesday in Carlton, the Carlton County board voted to table the topic of a forgivable loan to the city of Kettle River that would be used to demolish a dilapidated and ...

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any ...

Conservation officers for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported a rather miserable state fishing opener Saturday. Derek Peterlin from the Brookston area monitored angling activity on ...

A dominant pitching performance by Billy Diver was just what the Carlton/Wrenshall baseball team needed Friday. Diver pitched a complete game shutout to lead the Raptors to an 8-0 win over McGregor at ...

An open letter to people who throw trash along the highway. First of all, thank you for affording the opportunity to get outside and do something useful. With spring, more daylight and warm ...

Several stories in the news caught my attention. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to answer a question asked of him by a U.S. senator about whether he would send armed troops to polling ...