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Anyone interested in running for local school board, township office or most municipal mayor and city council seats has until the end of the day Tuesday, Aug. 13, to file an affidavit of candidacy and pay the minimal filing fee at the respective city, town or school office. Nate Sandman says it’s the best $2 you’ll ever spend. The Cloquet school board chair is wrapping up his eighth year on the board. He doesn’t plan to run again, but said anyone who cares about kids and is passionate about education should consider running. There were zero...
Indigenous artists are invited to submit proposals for a community mural that would highlight “community, Ojibwe artwork, language (Ojibwe and English), and walking and bicycling” to be located in the bandshell at Cloquet’s Pinehurst Park, according to a request for proposals issued by Carlton County Health and Human Services. The mural and signage with artwork and both English and Ojibwe language will be paid for through a $16,200 Safe Routes to School Boost grant. The preferred applicant must be an enrolled tribal member or a desce...
National Night Out was celebrated across Carlton County Tuesday. The annual summer gathering of neighbors takes on a citywide flair in Cloquet, right, including several foot races featuring law enforcement and children. In addition, there was plenty of food, a spirited squirt gun fight, baby animals, and bounce houses....
The annual Brickyard Days parade in Wrenshall took its time making its way down the main drag from the convenience store to the firehall, starting with all kinds of firetrucks and ending with three women on horseback, who stopped frequently to say hello to friends or visit children who wanted a closer look. There was no shortage of candy, nor of children to gather it into bags, pockets and even an upside down umbrella. The crowd migrated to the firehall for ice cream following the parade, which...
Dan Reed and Alex French will advance to the General Election Nov. 5, as the two top vote getters in the District 5 Carlton County Commissioner's race. District 5 includes a swath of western Carlton County including Moose Lake, Kettle River, Cromwell and surrounding areas. Reed garnered 353 votes, or 37.5 percent, while French had 238 votes, or 25.3 percent. Incumbent commissioner Gary Peterson is not running again. Read more in this week's Pine Knot News....
