A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news
A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news
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Cloquet's Justin Luke hit a hole-in-one Friday, Aug. 4 at Cloquet Country Club on hole No. 18, a par 3. It was his first. Luke was playing with his dad, Rick, Tom Anderson and Mike Van....
The Cloquet Public Library has been partnering with CareerForce for its pilot program, called CareerForce Corner, since 2022. Many people looking for work come to the library, and our staff has been helping them with their job search and application process. We are aware that those patrons would appreciate more thorough and comprehensive assistance. CareerForce offers job search information, employment over age 50 workshops, career exploration, resume help, and interview practice for job seekers...
It’s been a couple of weeks since I have been able to get some news into my columns. It’s not because I didn’t want to but because I just couldn’t. I was in the hospital for 12 days in July and have been taking antibiotic treatments every day since for an infection in my colon. Hopefully that is cleared up and I can now proceed with the cancer surgery. It’s been a long-haul, but I’m looking forward to a full recovery in the near future. There was an annual Wright Co-op store meeting Aug. 2. As far as any other news in the area, I have been o...
Ma & Pa Kettle Days is Saturday. There will also be a steak fry at the Star Club on Friday and a presentation by Mark Munger at the Suomalainen Kirkko on Sunday. The Saturday events will begin with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. and pie social at noon at the Senior Center and bingo at 3 p.m. at the Veteran’s Building. There will be a fair-like atmosphere with a variety of vendors along Main Street. Come and have a fun day. Congratulations to Mark and Tina Tollgaard as this year’s Ma & Pa Kettle and to Sam Huhta as this year’s grand marsh...
Court dispositions, Sixth District Court, Carlton County June 22 Carol Jean Gehrke, 73, Mahtowa, gross misdemeanor DUI, Fine $900. Mark Arthur Locken, 44, Hoyt Lakes, felony drugs, second degree - possess 25 grams or more cocaine or methamphetamine, MN Correctional Facility - (St. Cloud, 68 Mo, Stay For 5 Yr) Fine $50. Anthony Lee Gordon Barney, 31, Cloquet, felony fifth degree marijuana, statutory stay of adjudication, Supervised probation for three years. Alex Jon Buck Houle, 33, Cloquet, gross misdemeanor second degree DUI, refusal to...
A full day of events marked Esko Fun Days last Saturday from the Burkholder 5K at 8 a.m. to a street dance that went to midnight. In between, there was a candy-filled parade and then a gathering in Northridge park for food and children's activities. The dunk tank was extremely popular, with plenty of volunteers to both throw the ball and to get dunked in the cool water....
Watch your bank account or your mailbox. A Minnesota tax rebate is on its way as the back-and-forth over the way it is structured and the amount still stirs in political circles. When the Legislature earmarked more than $1 billion for a tax rebate in May, DFL Gov. Tim Walz’s administration projected an early fall timeline for getting the money out the door. But internally, there was pressure from Walz himself to make the gears spin a bit faster. “Pretty ambitious, I said I’d like these to go out before school starts,” Walz said at a news co... 
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