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The city of Cloquet will not open three of the city’s four warming houses this winter due to pandemic health considerations. However, all four outdoor ice skating facilities — at Sunnyside (Churchill), Pinehurst, Athletic and Dunlap Island parks — will still open. Cloquet city councilors approved a decision by city staff and the Parks Commission to not open warming houses at Sunnyside and Athletic parks because they’re too small, and Pinehurst because it was too far away from the rink and rar...
Dorothy Elsie Seppala, 89, of Cloquet died Sept. 12, 2020, at New Perspective Senior Living in Barnum. She was born March 10, 1931, in Sandstone, the youngest child of John and Elsie Withoff. Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Cloquet High School. She married Ervin Seppala on Feb. 14, 1951. She worked as a library aide for the Cloquet public schools for 25 years. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and enjoyed crafts, sewing and her flower gardens, especially her dahlias and gladiolas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ervin;...
Katie Wilkinson was standing outside Churchill Elementary School before the doors even opened Wednesday, a pink gaiter pulled high over her nose, happily waiting for school to begin. "I'm so excited," the fourth-grader said. "I even got ready before I had to. I had everything on an hour before school started." In some ways, the first day of school was the same as always. Some children are in tears and reluctant to go inside, others can't wait to see teachers and friends in the classroom. Buses...
It's been six months since a pregnant Jackie DeFoe and her 20-month-old son, Kevin, were found dead in their Cloquet home - DeFoe stabbed multiple times and the toddler dead from blunt force trauma. On Tuesday afternoon, a crowd of nearly 50 people gathered outside the Carlton County Courthouse, to make sure officials are taking the case seriously and to ensure the alleged killer doesn't go free. Sheldon Thompson - Defoe's boyfriend and father of her unborn child - was arrested and charged in...
Following an Aug. 27 altercation at a local bar involving Cloquet city councilor Steve Langley, the man who says Langley shoved him without provocation — Cloquet’s Brian Vanderwerff — wants the councilor to be charged with assault. This is the second time in two years that Langley has been accused of assaulting someone at The Jack, although the victim in the first case, Don Gentilini, never wanted to press charges. He did, however, file a “matter of record” report with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 5, 2018. Whether or not Langley...
A woman died Saturday from injuries suffered in a crash between a side-by-side ATV in which she was a passenger and a car. According to a press release from the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in at 3:16 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, reporting the crash on the Soo Trail east of Moose Lake. A side-by-side-style ATV was travelling on the Soo Trail and collided with a car at a trail and driveway intersection near the 4100 block of County Road 8. The 31-year-old female passenger in the ATV was transported to Essentia Moose Lake Hospital...
The Cloquet Police Department issued address information regarding a Level 3 sex offender who is transitioning into the Cloquet community. He is currently listed as homeless. Rory Francis Northrup, 34, has a history of physically assaulting known adult females and engaging in sexual contact with a known adult female, using force and threats to gain compliance, according to state records. Northrup has served the sentence imposed on him and is transitioning into the community. Additional...
The South Dakota priest appointed to lead the Diocese of Duluth in June has resigned after being accused of sexual abuse of a minor. Pope Francis had appointed The Rev. Michel J. Mulloy, from the Diocese of Rapid City, to be the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Duluth. The Rev. James B. Bissonette, administrator for the Duluth diocese, issued the following statement on Monday, Sept. 7: "I have learned that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of bishop-elect Michel Mulloy....
Federal funds sent to counties to address the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have started to be allocated through Carlton County officials. Board of commissioners members approved funding in four general categories at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, drawing from the $4.4 million received in July. The county will keep $1.2 million in reserve for unexpected costs. After that, $800,000 was set aside to help small business and nonprofits. Grants will be given through the Carlton County Economic Development Authority for up to $7,500. The...
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Carlton County will hold a drive-through flu vaccine clinic for the entire family later this month. Set for noon-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, people can drive through and get an influenza shot at the Carlton County Transportation Building. “The COVID-19 pandemic makes this year more challenging since influenza and COVID-19 will both be a health risk at the same time—it is very important to protect yourself by getting a flu shot,” a flyer for the event declared, noting that people ages six months and older...
Former Cloquet police chief Wade Lamirande was recently appointed to a statewide task force on law enforcement education reform. Now the law enforcement program coordinator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Lamirande will join some 30 other task force members in examining current law enforcement education programs at state colleges and universities using an anti-racism and equity-focused lens. The action is one element of a multi-prong approach to law enforcement education reform...
Sgt. Neil Dickenson of the Minnesota State Patrol offers some timely reminders on safety around school buses as the new school year starts up: • Parents should discuss and demonstrate pedestrian safety with their children and reinforce safe crossing after exiting a bus. • When getting off a bus, look to be sure no cars are passing on the shoulder. • Before crossing the street, wait until the driver’s face can be seen. Wait for the driver to signal that it’s safe to cross. • Look left, right...
By the time this paper hits your mailbox, we will have had one partial week of school under our belts. We will have either had a hard frost or we will have been given another week of needed growth for our final shares of tomatoes and peppers. By the time you read this column our family will have established a new schedule and know where we are going on each day and who will pick up whom and what to pack for lunch. We will know how much space the fall cabbage will need in the root cellar. For me,...
Fall is coming, and the Cloquet Public Library is excited to return to more normal operations. Now that our construction is complete, we’re able to offer additional services and to return to our regular open hours. Our building is open and we encourage everyone to come and see the changes we’ve made. Here are some important changes to library operations: • Our open hours will be Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Friday 9:30-5:30, and Saturday 9:30-2. We will remain closed on Sundays. • Requested items will be available for pickup at the cir...
Former Carlton County attorney Thom Pertler was disbarred Thursday, Sept. 10 by the Minnesota Supreme Court for professional misconduct because he failed to disclose known police misconduct when he was in office. The Supreme Court's decision this week came after the director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a misconduct petition against Pertler July 6. The petition and the recent court decision centered around Pertler's failure to follow through with his duties to...
Several Cloquet players including Mireye Moose and Katelyn Kelley (pictured) and Ilie Benson took a knee during the playing of the national anthem Tuesday before the girls soccer game against Esko. After the game, all three stressed that they were not kneeling to show disrespect for any current or former military members, but rather to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and to protest police brutality and the unfair treatment Black people and People of Color receive more often at...
In a straw poll during the Sept. 1 work session, Cloquet city councilors gave hope to want-to-be chicken owners all over Cloquet. After a relatively quick rehash of the past seven years of chicken debates in Cloquet, city administrator Tim Peterson first asked councilors if they would allow chickens in the suburban residential zones of Cloquet, neighborhoods such as the Antus Addition by Hilltop and Erickson Acres, where lots are larger. While no one objected to allowing residents to keep...
With positive Covid-19 cases trending upward in Carlton County, some schools are taking a second look at the idea of all students attending school in person this fall. In Carlton, according to superintendent John Engstrom, school will still open the first week (Sept. 8-11) in person, but students in grades 7-12 will transition to a hybrid model — with students doing both distance and in-person learning — starting Monday, Sept. 14 through at least Oct. 2. As of last Thursday, the rate in Car...
Mark Lanigan has been named Bank President of the Frandsen Bank & Trust Cloquet office, effective Aug. 12. Lanigan, a native of Waterloo, Iowa has more than 30 years of banking experience, the last 19 years in the Duluth, Minnesota market. Prior to joining Frandsen, he spent 18 years with Republic Bank as a vice president/commercial banker. More recently, he served as a senior vice president/commercial banker for Bell Bank. "We're excited to welcome Mark to Frandsen Bank and the Cloquet communit...
National Bank of Commerce continues its growth and expansion with the addition of a new associate, hiring Roger Mischke as vice president-commercial banker. Roger is from Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He has a bachelor of science degree from Kent State University and 19 years of banking experience. Working out of NBC’s Hibbing office, Roger will build relationships with both current and new commercial customers to help local businesses and communities grow. National Bank of Commerce is headquartered in downtown Superior and also has locations in D...
Positive COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Carlton County, with the Minnesota Department of Health reporting a cumulative (since March) total of 196 cases here as of Wednesday, Sept. 2, up 17 from the previous Wednesday. Over the past month, since Aug. 3, the number of cases here has risen by 71 cases. Anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 or who has been exposed to someone they think may have the disease is encouraged to seek testing. Symptoms can include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, fatigue,...
All Carlton County offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. This includes county courthouse offices, the transportation department, Public Health and Human Services, the motor vehicle license bureau, Veterans Services, and the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The Highway 210 transfer station will also be closed on Monday. City offices across the county and post offices will also be closed Monday....
St. Luke's opened its new emergency department and cardiac catheterization laboratories Aug. 25. The $37.5 million project includes a new emergency department triple the size of the current space. There are 37 exam rooms, which include 27 general treatment rooms, four trauma rooms, four mental health treatment rooms and two triage rooms, as well as a decontamination room with eight stations, a bereavement room and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner room. The 17-month project also provides the region's most technologically advanced cardiac cath...
Essentia Health’s Vision Northland project was selected for an Honorable Mention award in Healthcare Design Magazine’s 2020 Design Showcase. EwingCole, a nationally recognized architecture, engineering and interior design firm based in Philadelphia, led the design. The panelists noted the design’s “innovative use of materials, shapes and forms and leveraging daylighting, nature and views,” along with being “mindful of social responsibility, with passive solar, vegetative roof, etc. This project is probably the most advanced and conscientio...
