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The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans rummage sale runs from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, at the Cloquet Armory. Proceeds benefit Carlton County veterans. There will be coffee and donuts available and a lunch wagon on site....
Two challengers will face off for the Reservation Business Council District II (Sawyer) seat in the Fond du Lac Reservation general election in June. Brad (Raff) Blacketter, with 52 votes, and Naomi Northrup, with 49, were the top two vote getters in the April 5 primary, edging out incumbent Bruce M. Savage, who had 47 votes. Other candidates included Daniel LaPrairie with 25 votes and Michael Diver with 14. Out of 402 eligible voters, 121 voted in person and 66 voted absentee, or 46.5 percent total. The regular election is set for June 14....
St. Luke’s hospital in Duluth is welcoming new participants to a study with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and five other research sites across the country to study how Covid-19 moves through populations of people. Healthcare workers, first responders and anyone whose job involves interacting with others are welcome. It is an exciting opportunity to be a part of history as a participant in one of the biggest and longest-running studies of Covid-19. Most anyone who works outside of the house for at least 20 hours a week is e...
The beginning of spring has left Esko students itching to get outside. With the approval to create a school forest by the Esko school board and a solar panel project continuing to be developed, the district is excited to give students more opportunities to learn about the environment around them by exploring it firsthand. Esko third-grade teacher Steve Krueger and some of his colleagues recognized the importance of getting students outside and active while they are learning. During discussions about developing outdoor classrooms for teachers...
Contract negotiations between the Wrenshall school district and its teachers went to the rare step of mediation last month in order to resolve sticking points. The Wrenshall school board on Monday agreed to table approval of the eventual agreement until members can check the 36-page document that some received only just before the meeting. The contract, expected to be formally approved by the board at a special meeting next week, will date back to July 1, 2021. One board goal, to increase the starting wage for new teachers in the district,...
More than 1.9 million Minnesotans have filed their income tax returns this tax season with more than 1.1 million already having received their refunds. With the April 18 deadline for filing 2021 income tax returns quickly approaching, the Minnesota Department of Revenue offers tips for taxpayers who still need to file their returns. Procrastination E-file and choose direct deposit. Electronically filing your return and choosing direct deposit for your refund is the most secure and convenient way to file your taxes and get your refund. If your...
A man found Sunday afternoon walking along a highway with gunshot wounds to his legs near Midway Road and Interstate 35 led to a three-day investigation and an arrest on Tuesday. According to a St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were called to the area and discovered a 39-year-old Wrenshall man with injuries around 1:15 p.m. His injuries were not life threatening and he was treated and later released from a hospital. Deputies said he was reluctant to offer details about the shooting but they were eventually led to an area a f...
The Minnesota Wilderness won't know their postseason fate until the last game of the season after falling to the Chippewa Steel 7-2 Friday night in Wisconsin. It’s the second loss in as many tries for the Wilderness (34-23-2) when they have been in position to nail down a spot in this season’s NAHL Robertson Cup playoffs. Seven different goal scorers connected for Chippewa (25-31-3). Kade Neilson, Brady Yakesh and Jackson Bisson built a 3-0 lead with tallies in the opening frame, as the Steel dominated in shots on goal 15-6. It appeared Minneso...
Last Friday, a local firefighter could have been hit by a passing driver. Fortunately, he had retrieved the equipment he was taking from the rescue truck before the driver demolished the traffic cone near the truck, without even slowing down. When you see emergency responders — police, firefighters, ambulance, tow truck drivers — responding to roadway incidents, move over and slow down. It’s common sense and it’s also the law. Minnesota’s Ted Foss Move Over Law, named in honor of the State Pat...
While all the attention in the Pine Knot News about being stranded in Miami was fun for our young travelers, I just want to clarify that the trip to Costa Rica was part of a class for educational credit. The itinerary of the trip is very robust and educational. The students are with local Spanish teachers, other chaperones, and a local Costa Rican guide (expert in the history, culture and flora and fauna of Costa Rica) all the time. Because the students are in class all day with teachers (we make the world our classroom), the students on this t...
Sometimes I feel like I’m 12 years old. Other times I feel all of the many decades of my nose to the journalism grindstone. It’s a constant battle of finding the youthful energy to be indignant versus what the spent energy will yield in the end for one who’s seen this all before. This too, shall pass. Ignore all the noise. Save your energy. The current state of public discourse on a national and local level has reached an unnerving point, especially in a state known for its civic sense of duty and interest in getting a fair shake for everyone....
