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The Minnesota Wilderness swept the Chippewa Steel last weekend in two tightly contested games at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Both games went into overtime. On Friday night, forward Lewis Crosby (of Edina) scored at 2:10 in overtime on an assist from Cloquet’s Christian Galatz to give the Wilderness a 7-6 win over the Steel in front of a large hometown crowd. The game Saturday was an equally exciting affair. Forward Aaron Myers (of Thief River Falls) scored just 16 seconds into overtime on an...
Tabietha Wiesen, 37, of Cloquet died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota. A traditional wake was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at the Fond du Lac Head Start Gymnasium, until the 10 a.m. traditional funeral Friday, March 6. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care, www.nelsonfuneralcare.net. Pearl Eleanor Houle, 84, of Cloquet entered into eternity surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital from complications of a heart condition. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11...
Penny Ann Wait, of the Eagle Clan, “Bagamaashi” (The calm before the storm), 57, of Cloquet died peacefully Sunday March 1, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospice, Duluth. Penny was born January 20, 1963 in Cloquet to Charles and Sonja Wick. She grew up in Cloquet and graduated from Cloquet High School and continued her education at the University of Wisconsin Superior. Penny worked as a case manager at Center City Housing and a Domestic Violence advocate at Fond Du Lac Reservation prior to her curre...
Dale A. Pearson, 84 of Carlton died on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in the Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital. Dale married JoAnne Kvamme in 1960 and their 60-year love story inspired everyone around them. They built their dream home on the grounds of his parents’ former potato field. Dale survived polio at the age of 18 and the experience gave him strength and determination for the rest of his life. After graduating from Carlton High School, Dale worked for Conwed for 10 years and was then o...
Ronald Alan Johnson of Cloquet, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice. He was born May 31, 1958 in Cloquet to James and Dorothy (Juola) Johnson. Ron married Kristen Konietzko on August 29, 1987. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 1976 and UMD with a teaching degree. Ron began teaching at the Fond du Lac College, Duluth Business University and ended his career with 26 years for the ISD #94 Cloquet Middle School. Music was a big part of Ron’s life, pla...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed Minnesota’s first presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, health officials announced today. The case is an older adult resident of Ramsey County who recently traveled on a cruise ship with a known COVID-19 case. The patient began to develop symptoms on Feb. 25 and sought health care yesterday. Samples were collected from the person and sent to the MDH Public Health Laboratory for testing today. The test was found positive earlier today. MDH is awaiting confirmatory testing from CDC...
A Cloquet woman and her 18-month-old child are dead and police are seeking a suspect (who is likely armed and dangerous) after a welfare check ended in the discovery of the two bodies. Police have not yet named the victims, but the home where the bodies were found sits only a block away from the Fond du Lac police department, on a dead-end road tucked behind the Fond du Lac Health and Human Services building and Min-No-Aya Win health clinic. The Cloquet Police Department issued a press release...
The Cloquet Police Department announced that after an extensive search and investigation, authorities have located and arrested Sheldon James Thompson in connection with the double-homicide that left a 27-year-old woman and her 18-month-old son dead. According to the press release : Since discovering the victims, law enforcement worked throughout the evening and today investigating the whereabouts of Thompson, gathering information and evidence related to the deaths. At 8:43 p.m., law...
A Cloquet man was charged in Sixth District Carlton County Court this morning with murdering his girlfriend, Jackie DeFoe, her 20-month-old son, Kevin, and her unborn child. Sheldon James Thompson, 33, faces two charges of second-degree murder with intent, not premeditated, and a third count of second-degree murder of an unborn child, not premeditated. The murders, announced Sunday morning by the Cloquet Police Department, rocked the communities of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) confirmed a third presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, on Tuesday, March 10. The case is an Anoka County resident in their 30s who was likely exposed through contact with international travelers. The patient developed symptoms Feb. 28 and sought health care March 9. Samples were collected from the person and sent to the MDH Public Health Laboratory for testing March 9. The test was found positive earlier today. MDH is awaiting confirmatory testing from CDC, but health...
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services reported last week that it is working with the Minnesota Department of Health and local partners on planning for a “unified response” to the COVID-19 virus that started in China and has spread across the globe and is now being blamed for several deaths in western U.S. states. “CCPHHS is aware and updated regularly of the changes associated with the COVID-19,” a press release from the county stated. “Carlton County has plans in place to respond t...
