Debate over the name of a new Mexican restaurant in Esko continues, even after the town board voted "yes" to a condition that ...

The Barnum boys basketball team rode a big offensive first half to a 78-44 win at home against Carlton/Wrenshall Friday night ...

Amid cheers and the din of cowbells, nearly two dozen skiers from Carlton County raced in the American Birkebeiner Saturday, ...

Why did I attend the protest in Cloquet on Presidents Day? One might think that I was protesting the November election, but this is not the case. We live in a representative democracy, meaning that we ...

For many of us, the reason we know the name Jay Cooke is because we enjoy the nearby state park that is named after him. But before he ever set foot in the region, he had to save his country. In early ...

With warm weather making a more regular appearance these days, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anyone who still has a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal. The ...

Folks asked and the newspaper — and county — responded. Multiple residents and readers last week requested more information about Carlton County’s move to put an administrator atop its hierarchy with ...

The Cloquet Police Department is edging toward full strength, one officer at a time. During the meeting Feb. 18, Cloquet City Councilors unanimously approved the probationary appointment of Daniel ...

Cloquet school board members learned Monday that the district is looking at a substantially larger deficit this school year than originally predicted. Rather than an $88,000 shortfall in the ...

Here are the facts we think are important about the administrator position: 1. Carlton County in 2024 is ranked first statewide in a tax rate we levy yearly which is at 65.24 percent of the net tax ...

Step by incremental step, the decades-long effort to make safety improvements to Minnesota Highway 73 from Kettle River to Cromwell, continues. This week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation ...

Among the concerns that residents of Carlton County should be aware of is the recent vote by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners to change the role of county coordinator to an administrator ...