Jana Peterson [email protected] Managing director Jeff Boulden came to the Cloquet Sappi mill in May after only a year ...

Opposition emerged in Wrenshall this week to a proposed school consolidation with neighboring Carlton, with the circulation ...

Esko schools superintendent Aaron Fischer has a mantra when it comes to any considerations concerning fixes to the busy ...

With a roster loaded with young players, nearly devoid of seniors and juniors, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team has ...

The business climate in Cloquet has been lively in 2025, with lots of building work going on and new places joining a stable ...

The northern lights were active at least two nights last week across the state and much of the country, with spectacular ...

The developer of a proposed data center in Hermantown, on land near the border of Carlton and St. Louis counties, is hitting ...

Nicole Dawn Fischer had been delaying court appearances in her felony drug case stemming from a Carlton County traffic stop in May. This fall her attorney asked for more time to go through the case ...

Property owners across Minnesota could be asked to come up with nearly $1 billion more for city, county and other local government operations, according to data released last week by the Department of ...

When we started the Pine Knot News seven years ago, people in the newspaper industry noticed. Admittedly, it was mostly shock — Who was crazy enough to start a brand-new paper? — mixed in with a ...

While city water currently meets all standards emerging from the tap, long-term investments are needed to keep water healthy and flowing into the future. Some of those investments are needed sooner ...

Several years ago, the social services director of a well-known Christian organization I was working for gave me this advice: “If you are going to make a mistake, make it on the side of compassion.” ...