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A Red Wing man was arrested May 29 in Carlton, following a traffic stop and after multiple law enforcement agencies received information that he was in possession of a large amount of drugs. Steven Allen Lindquist, 28, was charged in Carlton County Sixth District Court with first-degree drug possession and first-degree intent to sell drugs Friday, May 31. According to the criminal complaint, after getting a search warrant for the vehicle officers found a green duffel bag containing letters...
Citing a failure to address the potential effects of an oil spill in the Lake Superior watershed, the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a state decision on the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement on a new Line 3 oil pipeline. The court ruled that the Public Utilities Commission erred in accepting the final environmental study for the Enbridge Energy line that cuts across the northeast corner of Carlton County on its way to terminals in Superior. The statement will no...
The Cloquet Police Department is still seeking information regarding alleged shots fired from one vehicle at another last Thursday night. According to a press release, around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, officers responded to the Fond du Lac Gas & Grocery Store for a report of a person who had been shot inside an SUV. When they arrived, officers learned the juvenile victim was a passenger in the vehicle traveling south on Brevator Road when another car approached and fired something at them,...
For a season threatened by no head softball coach until a few days before the start of spring practice, having Roger Plachta appears to have been the perfect choice. The former University of Wisconsin- Superior softball coach and his players surprised everyone in the 7A playoffs. First they defeated favored Carlton, then they knocked off Cherry 1-0 in Thursday's Section 7A championship game at Braun Park in Cloquet. Plachta and the Panthers head to North Mankato this week to play in the school's...
The drama in the Section 7AAA girls championship game between Cloquet and Chisago Lakes was so intense that players and fans alike struggled to watch the game. The intensity reached epic proportions. The Lumberjacks and Wildcats took their fans on a ride that was so full of highs and lows that it is a wonder Cloquet was able to have the energy to celebrate their walk-off, extra-inning win and their third section championship in school history. It was a storybook 3-2 win for Cloquet as its No. 9...
Softball The Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Softball State Tournament, played annually since 1977, began Thursday and runs through today at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Here is a snapshot look at the tournament: Class A Thursday, June 6 Quarterfinals • South Ridge (18-5) vs. No. 1 New York Mills (23-2), 1 p.m. • No. 5 Badger/Greenbush-Middle River (21-4) vs. No. 4 Waterville- Elysian-Morristown (22-0), 1 p.m. • Isle (18-3) vs. No. 2 Randolph (22-2), 1 p.m. • New Ulm Cathedral (22-2) vs. No. 3 Edgerton/SW MN Christian (17-5), 1...
They train all spring, running inside when the snow prevents outdoor activities, racing at home and schools across the region, hoping they will be injury free and ready when the section meet rolls around. For many of the Cloquet High School track and field athletes, that wish came true. "We hope for the kids to do the best of their season and they did," said Cloquet head coach Tim Prosen. "We had PRs (personal records) pretty much across the board. They performed well when it mattered and we...
Area qualifiers for the Class A State Track & Field Meet in St. Paul this week. • Girls 100 meter dash: Reese Miletich, Barnum (first) • Girls 4x100 meter relay: Gracie Nelson, Brooke Doran, Danna Weets, Reese Miletich, Makenzee Schleret, of Barnum (second) • Girls 4x200 meter relay: Mikayla Mellesmoen, Sophie Lenz, Courteney Sajdak, Jaden Ellefson, Taylore Mejdrich, Kenna Ridge, of South Ridge/Cherry/Northwoods (second) • Girls pole vault: Skyla Thompson, Moose Lake/Willow River (second...
The Cloquet Lumberjacks baseball team bowed out of the Section 7AAA tournament on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Chisago Lakes Wildcats in a game played in Cloquet. Prior to the loss the Lumberjacks downed Hibbing 6-5 on Thursday in a second-round game also played at Ed Mettner Field in Cloquet. Against Hibbing the Lumberjacks found themselves trailing 2-0 after one inning, but then responded with two runs in the second and three in the third inning to go up 5-3 after three innings only to...
Keegan Poppenberg may have not been the favorite to win the section title heading into the section meet at Giants Ridge last week, but the senior certainly showed his leadership skills, winning the section title with a two-day total of 148 for the two-day event. Poppenberg's 4-over-par was five strokes better than that of his Lumberjack teammate Anthony McKay, who finished with a 9-over-par score of 153. Golf coaches Jon Horbacz and Matt Carlson are optimistic about the state competition. "The...
Peter Tomhave, the Lumberjacks No. 1 singles player, headed off to the state Class A State Tennis Tournament this week for the second year in a row. Pine Knot News sports reporter Jack Slater asked him a few questions before he left. Q How did you get started playing tennis? A I started playing tennis through my family. Growing up, it was a big family tradition. It was just natural for me to step in and learn the sport - after that it was pretty easy to fall in love with it. Q This is your...
Bass, pike, muskies, walleyes, crappies, bluegills, and perch all spend a good portion of the early summer period buried in the weeds. Arguably, more game fish congregate in emerging weed beds than in any other type of structure this time of year. Paradoxically, these same weed beds are often devoid of fishing pressure. Weeds can be intimidating. It often it takes a specialized approach to pick fish from the jungle. I break down weed fishing into five approaches. The easiest in the spring and...
If you're like me, late spring and early summer is a favorite time of the year. It's a treat to get outdoors, and I'm of the opinion that you don't need to travel beyond city limits for the delightful opportunity to do so. For me, nearby neighborhoods are where I make my rounds, passing through those I both know and don't know, all part of the fun of getting some fresh air and taking some time to observe. Of all the streets I've walked, I find that those I come back to are always abundant in...
The Lions Clubs International wants you. Joanne Ogden, district governor of Lions Clubs District 5M10, was in Cloquet Tuesday recruiting people to start a new Lions Club in Cloquet. The Lions Club is a service organization made up of 1.4 million members in 206 countries, with several pillars of service, including sight, environment, childhood cancer and answering local needs. “They say the Red Cross is always there, but the Lions Club usually beats them there,” Ogden said. “The Lions think the best people to help are the people already there...
Paul and Eva Quiram graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia May 23, 2019. Paul earned a Master of Divinity and Eva earned a Master of Arts in Religion. Paul is the son of Mark and Sheila Quiram of Esko. Both are employed at the Seminary.... Full story
Comic book characters come alive at the County Seat Theater this week as "Mynx and Savage" takes to the stage. The title refers to two superbeings, Mynx and Savage, who in ordinary life are known as Hope Daniels and Carter Wight (while they are engaged to be married, neither is aware of the other's superpower persona). This show is not recommended for young children. Written by Rebecca Gorman O'Neill, the show premiered last year in New Mexico as part of the American Association of Community... Full story
