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The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs, a news release said. Locations include: • Carlton County Sheriff’s Office Jail Lobby. • Thomson TWP Town Hall. • City of Cromwell, Fire Hall. • Moose Lake Police Department Lobby. • Cloquet Police Department lobby. Collecti... Full story
Minnesota Housing announced over $70.3 million is available to provide affordable mortgages to first-time homebuyers through a collaboration with Minnesota cities and counties, including $226,882 for the city of Cloquet. Homebuyers can take advantage of the resources through the Minnesota Housing Start Up loan program, which offers fixed interest rates and downpayment and closing cost loans up to $18,000 for eligible first-time homebuyers. Buyers can purchase homes in Cloquet that cost up to $349,500. Income limits vary by location and... Full story
The fire station in Scanlon will be eliminated as part of a new long-term plan for the Cloquet Area Fire District. Fire District chief Jesse Buhs is aiming for a financially leaner fire district in the coming years. He and other staff spent the past year coming up with a plan to make the district more financially sustainable, build reserves and ultimately save taxpayer dollars, Buhs said. Board members approved the changes unanimously Wednesday at their monthly meeting, with CAFD chairwoman...
There were a lot of smiling people at the dentist in Carlton last week, as the Lake Superior Community Health Center (LSCHC) celebrated the completion of its dental practice expansion, along with a new chiropractic center. With the expansion, the nonprofit health care center will now be able to offer double the services for dental patients. The difference between LSCHS and most other dental practices in the area is the Carlton clinic serves primarily a low-income population. "Anybody is welcome...
Salute Dispensary, a health and wellness retail store for CBD and THC products — including beverages, gummies, tinctures, vapes and other products — opened Thursday, April 20 in the former Randall’s Heating & Cooling building at 902 Olympic Drive in Cloquet. Co-owned by Josh Mynatt, Nick Montanari and Joey Cook, the opening comes nearly one year after the passing of HF 3595, a law that took effect in early July 2022, in which people in Minnesota can purchase up to 5 milligrams of THC per serving, limited to edibles and drinks speci...
One could easily mistake a northeastern Minnesota meteorologist for a sadist these days. Just two days after the messy April 4-5 snowstorm, followed by some slight signs of an actual spring, the National Weather Service in Duluth issued a report on the likely flooding that will occur in the region. It seems the winter of 2022-23 just won't relinquish its hold on the public conversation during a non-existent spring that had any children on an outdoor Easter egg hunt tromping over snow deeper... Full story
With the possible exception of 22-month-old Callahan Broneak, the Broneak and Kalash cousins were thrilled with their celebrity ice skate Saturday in Cloquet. "They were excited when we told them they would get to skate with the Easter Bunny. We still believe," said April Kalash, telling how her middle son, 6-year-old Luke, even brought a dyed Easter egg to Northwoods Credit Union Arena as a gift for the Easter Bunny. His cousin, Callahan, on the other hand, gave the tall white bunny a hard star... Full story
Carlton County officials are poised to make some significant changes to the zoning ordinance, specifically addressing cervid farms, residential and commercial kennels and future cemeteries, with a public hearing set for May 3 to receive public input. The commission held three working sessions through the fall and winter, approving proposed changes on March 1 and finally setting a hearing date at their April 5 meeting. Cervid farms (deer, elk, moose or reindeer) have been under a county moratorium on establishing or expanding an operation while...
The city of Carlton moved closer to adding a pair of full-timers to its ambulance service at the council meeting Wednesday. Fire chief Derek Wolf reported roughly $206,000 in commitments from municipalities that use the service. The goal is $250,000 annually, which would be used to add two full-time emergency medical technicians beginning in 2024. “I’m super-happy with the support,” Wolf told the newspaper afterward. “It really shows people understand the need.” In February, the city asked surrounding municipalities to help fund the addition...
Firefighters responded to a home on one of Cloquet's shortest streets after a resident smelled smoke around 9 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The response was quick and damage was minimal, thanks to the early notification by the resident, said Cloquet Area Fire District battalion chief Jason Maki. Police arrived first at the home on 6 ½ Street and doused the flames with a fire extinguisher. Cloquet Area Fire District firefighters extinguished the fire a second time when it flared back up. Due to...
A crash between two cars Friday morning ended with one car upside down after the other driver ran a stop sign. The Carlton County Sheriff’s office received the report of a two-car motor vehicle crash at the intersection of East Stark and Canosia roads in Thomson Township, north of Esko, just after 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 7. The investigation revealed that the vehicle driven by Arlyn Shabiash, 34-year-old man from Thomson Township, was eastbound on East Stark Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign. Shabiash’s vehicle struck a vehicle tra...
The Cloquet Police Department, in collaboration with Carlton County and neighboring veterinarian clinics, will be issuing spay/neuter vouchers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at the Cloquet Police Department on a first come, first served basis. The voucher is a credit worth $250 for dogs and $150 for cats at participating clinics, which include the Moose Lake Veterinary Clinic, Crow-Goebel Veterinary Clinic and Cloquet Animal Hospital. Vouchers will be issued to owners residing in Carlton County; bring a driver’s license or state I... Full story
The cost of a postage stamp is expected to go up soon for the fourth time in two years. The price of a First-Class Forever stamp will increase to 66 cents, up from 63 cents. The United States Postal Service filed notice this week with the Postal Regulatory Commission of a series of price changes to take effect July 9. If favorably reviewed by the commission, the proposed increases will raise prices approximately 5.4 percent to offset the rise in inflation, the USPS said. The price changes have been approved by the governors of the U.S. Postal...
The Esko school board is once again being asked to consider changing the school mascot's "Eskomos" nickname. The call for change from some community members comes as the Minnesota State Legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and logos for all schools in the state. As the bill is currently written, school districts may not "have or adopt a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an American Indian Tribe, individual, custom, or tradition t...
A barn fire in rural Carlton County left numerous miniature goats dead and two farmers suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Jody and Fast Eddie Westerberg of King Creek Hobby Farm, located on M T Nelson Road between Mahtowa and Barnum, don't know what started the fire. By the time they got to the barn, it was burning too fiercely to enter. They were able to save seven of their miniature silky fainting goats in a pen next to the barn. A total of 16 goats and two rabbits died inside the...
The city of Carlton adopted first-time ordinances related to short-term vacation and camping rentals during its March city council meeting. The unanimous approvals mean vacation and camping rentals will need to be permitted. Vacation rentals will be capped at five and feature quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Camping rentals must be on lots of 10 acres or more with no more than two sites. The applicant must also live on the property. A maximum of two short-term camping locations will be allowed in the city. The locations must also have campfir...
Carlton School District officials are working hard to reduce next year’s projected budget deficit, as the small school faces the consequences of years of declining enrollment leading to lower state revenues. Superintendent John Engstrom outlined budget reduction targets for the 2023-24 school year Monday at the Carlton school board committee of the whole meeting. Likely savings would result from not replacing a retiring custodian; non-renewal of full-time building substitute teachers; and combining two current third-grade classrooms into one f...
When a group of community members formed in 2022 with the goal of bringing a million dollars’ worth of artificial turf to Bromberg Field, they could not have predicted that the Cloquet school board would approve a nearly $5 million project to overhaul the outdoor athletic facilities at the high school a year later. But that’s exactly what happened. Cloquet school board members voted unanimously Monday to approve a $4.99 million project. The plan includes replacing the current grass football and... Full story
There are a few state road construction projects planned in Carlton County this season, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced this week through its District 1 office in Duluth that covers northeast Minnesota. The Minnesota Highway 210 project in Cromwell will be finished with sidewalk, turf, striping and sign installations. Four culverts from Cromwell to Interstate 35 on Hwy. 210 will be replaced, a project that was on the docket last year but wasn’t completed. The I-35 bridge over Carlton County Road 61 in Twin Lakes Township w...
Because of the recent high temperatures and reduced overnight freezing, Carlton County is already beginning to experience flooding in many areas. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Thursday for Carlton County that will last through 4 p.m. Monday. Numerous roads remain closed or washed out due to flooding and streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall and snowmelt. Low water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passible, a county warning... Full story
Rapid snow melt continues to cause high flows in Western Lake Superior Sanitary District’s (WLSSD) sanitary sewer collection system in Duluth. Peak flow to the wastewater treatment plant exceeded 120 million gallons per day on Tuesday, April 11th and continues to flow at nearly three times the standard rate of 38 million gallons per day. With wet weather forecasted for the weekend, WLSSD reminds residents that the spring thaw often brings water related incidents. Residents may experience flooding due to swelling creeks and rivers, sump pump f...
Midway through the second quarter of the NCAA Division II women's basketball championship game, the announcers on the CBS Sports Network national broadcast mentioned Cromwell. That's because they were referring to Taya Hakamaki, a junior guard for the University of Minnesota Duluth team and high school player at Cromwell-Wright. The announcement likely caused cheers at many establishments in Carlton County that aired the title game Saturday afternoon. "I didn't realize they mentioned Cromwell,"... Full story
The proposed artificial turf athletic complex at Cloquet High School is expected to cost $4.9 million, the school board learned Wednesday. Meeting with contractor Kraus-Anderson during a committee of the whole gathering at Garfield School, the board seemed to have an appetite for the project and its costs. Board members had been asking for financial and design specifics for weeks, during what has been an accelerated design and planning process. What started as a community conversation last spring could see construction this summer and yield new...
Cloquet city councilors took care of business in only five minutes Tuesday, setting an unofficial record for the shortest meeting of the year with only three members and mayor Roger Maki present on a windy wintry evening. Aside from approving bills, payroll and some end-of-year account transfers, there was only one current business item on the agenda: approval of a minor subdivision plat, to create three lots on a 17-acre property at the corner of Laine and Stark roads. Landowners Andy and Sandy Elias were in the audience. They plan to build a...
Minnesota lawmakers took a brief break this week before launching into the final sprint of the legislative session. Debates around tax relief, recreational cannabis, paid family and medical leave — as well as the bulk of a $72 billion budget proposal — are ahead. And details about what will make it through the DFL-controlled Capitol this year will become clearer in the next couple weeks. Ahead of the Easter and Passover recess, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said that the las... 
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