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Veterans, military members and descendants take note. The Pine Knot News will again publish a special section recognizing local veterans and military personnel on Friday, Nov. 8. But we need your help to do it with a deadline of noon Monday, Oct. 28. Please send or drop off photos of your veterans and military personnel along with their name, branch of service, rank, years and dates of service if available, and conflicts they participated in. Extra details, memories or stories from their years of service are encouraged.Mail to or drop by the...
A 37-year-old pipeline worker from Waubun, Minnesota was charged with multiple felony-level assault charges Friday, Oct. 18, after allegedly stabbing a coworker in the home they shared on Reservation Road, outside Cloquet. Randy Allen Hagen Jr. was arrested Oct. 17, after Cloquet police first responded at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 16 to Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, where they found the victim of a stabbing being treated by an emergency room nurse applying pressure to the wound. Hagen was charged with felony first-degree assault-great bodily...
Work is ongoing at the Hotel Solem building downtown Cloquet as part of an extensive renovation that will remake the historic hotel — and former Mexico Lindo restaurant — into market rate apartments over the next 12-18 months. A crane was used earlier this month to replace roofing, while general demolition of the interior is continuing. Asbestos abatement is completed both inside and outside, according to developers C&C Holdings of Cloquet. Want more history on this project? Search for “Ho...
Cloquet police confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 29, that a deceased person was found in the wooded area behind the 218 Taphouse at approximately 9 p.m. Oct. 18. A preliminary investigation did not uncover any firearms, bullet holes, or other apparent indicators of foul play, according to a news release issued Tuesday. “No evidence suggests suspicious circumstances,” said Cloquet Chief of Police Derek Randall. The man was later identified by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office as 64-year-old Timothy Scott Morse, whose last known address is Grand Maria...
A bicyclist was struck on Highway 45 early Tuesday morning. According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, the driver of a Ford Focus was traveling southbound on Highway 45 and struck the cyclist in the roadway about one mile south of Interstate 35 at approximately 4:44 a.m. Tuesday. The cyclist, 34-year-old Michael Lawrence Benson of Wrenshall, was transported with non-life threatening injuries to Essentia Health in Duluth, according to the MSP incident report. He was not wearing a helmet. The driver of the Focus, Wrenshall’s 60-year-old D...
This is a story about elections and their consequences. About victims and justice. About hope for a safer, brighter future for the children in our midst. On Aug. 9, this newspaper covered two sentencings in Sixth District Court in Carlton, both criminal sexual conduct cases involving juvenile female victims. The cases were the latest in a series of similar cases being prosecuted locally since Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola took elected office in 2019. The emotional afternoon saw the...
This week’s Pine Knot News and the local election guide inside are being delivered to almost every home and business in Carlton County for free. Please don’t throw it into the recycling bin before exploring what’s inside. You will find stories and photos about local government, events, business, crime, local sports, many local candidates, even our first-ever survey. There are ads too, for local businesses that you love. As the only independent and locally owned newspaper in Carlton County, our m...
Armory Road will be smoother, safer and a little less steep at the end after a $1.8 million reconstruction project is mostly complete in 2026. For now, that project exists only on paper, but assistant city engineer John Anderson said construction is expected to start next spring during a public hearing at Tuesday's Cloquet City Council meeting. It's a well-used road, leading from Minnesota Highway 33 to the Cloquet Armory, McDonald's Restaurant and entrances to the Lumberjack Mall businesses...
Kerry Rodd is running as a write-in candidate for Scanlon City Council. Born and raised in Scanlon, the longtime radio personality and sports writer said he wants to be more involved in his community. Rodd will be retiring from a job with Daugherty’s Appliance in Duluth at the end of the month. “As a person who was born and raised in this community, I’m fully committed to doing what is best for the city of Scanlon,” Rodd said. “I will have the time now that I will be retired from full-time...
Veterans, military members and descendants take note. The Pine Knot News will again publish a special section recognizing local veterans and military personnel on Friday, Nov. 8. But we need your help to do it with a deadline of noon Friday, Oct. 25. Please send or drop off photos of your veterans and military personnel along with their name, branch of service, rank, years and dates of service if available, and conflicts they participated in. Extra details, memories or stories from their years of service are encouraged. Please mail to or drop...
A televised debate between U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber and his DFL challenger, Jen Schultz, has been rescheduled to Oct. 29. The two will face off in a live, 40-minute debate hosted and moderated by WDIO’s Baihly Warfield and Darren Danielson now set for 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29....
Cloquet School Board members voted Monday against appointing a temporary replacement for Ken Scarbrough, who moved with his wife to North Dakota with less than three months left of his school board term. Superintendent Michael Cary said there was a former board member willing to serve the remainder of the term. He also explained there is a 30-day wait period for public comment, so even if the board had appointed a temporary member on Monday, they couldn’t be seated until Nov. 13, after the board’s first meeting that month. “So you would have...
A 26-year-old Duluth man was arrested Sunday after a report of someone breaking windows of Burger's Shoes, located at 1609 Carlton Ave., Cloquet. Matthew William Johnson was arrested shortly after the incident was reported at 8:55 p.m. Sunday. Johnson was charged Tuesday with first-degree felony damage to property and remained in Carlton County Jail into the week on $15,000 bail. According to the criminal complaint filed in Sixth District Court in Carlton, a witness called Cloquet police to say...
The candidate forum organized by the Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce got a makeover for 2024. Instead of candidates sitting side by side in the Cloquet City Council chambers in front of a live audience, individual interviews were recorded without an audience and should be posted soon to the city and Chamber website, as well as the city’s CAT-7 channel (for Mediacom customers). The Cloquet forum will feature candidates for MN House District 11A and Carlton County Commissioner District 1 only....
Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule is in place from Oct. 1 to April 30 each year. Under this state statute, eligible residential energy customers are protected from service disconnection for these seven months if the disconnection would affect the customer’s primary heating source. However, customers must set up and keep a monthly payment plan to be protected. If customers have a past-due balance on their bill or are struggling to keep up, they should contact their provider to explore options and set up a payment plan to avoid disconnection. The...
A week after a board training session on school board rights and responsibilities, Carlton school board chair Julianne Emerson expressed regret for suggesting at an earlier meeting that some board members talk more than others. “One of those people is me,” she admitted during Tuesday’s work session. “This is by far and away the best group of people that I’ve had to work with,” she added while expressing the desire for participation from all board members. Having thus cleared the air, the Carlton Board discussed plans for a self evaluation...
Like clockwork, trucks roll in and trucks roll out, making the newest facility in the Cloquet Business Park function like a model of efficiency. C&L Distributing began operations here just before Memorial Day. The first few months in its new building have gone well, company representatives said, as staff settled into a daily pattern and workflow. When presented to the city of Cloquet, the center cost was $3.4 million with more than 20 employees expected to work there. Today there are 22 full-...
The Cloquet Community Band is seeking new members. If you have played an instrument, please check out the band. Practice is 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Cloquet Presbyterian Church, 47 Fourth St., Cloquet. The band provides sheet music, and you bring your instrument. The band performs at a variety of community events (spring and winter concert, Cloquet Memorial Day service, parades, nursing homes and other events as requested). Questions? Contact Becky at 218-206-4441....
A 51-year-old woman who was reported missing Oct. 13, was found deceased just after 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Nori Pribble was found deceased by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad members during search efforts. Pribble was located in a wooded area off of logging road just south of the 8800 block of McCamus Road in Brookston. The incident remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac Police Department and the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. Cause of death is pending medical examiners findings. At this point in the investigation, Pribble's...
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 85 counties in Minnesota due to extreme fire danger for Thursday, Oct. 17, including Carlton County. A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and easily progress out of control under the predicted weather conditions, including gusty winds and low relative humidity. Do not burn in counties where a Red Flag Warning is in effect and check any recent burning to ensure the fire is completely out. The DNR will not issue or activat...
Frigid weather looming, dark afternoons creeping in: it's the perfect time for racquetball, say the dwindling number of players in Cloquet. What was once a bustling fraternity of players, filling spreadsheets of court times day after day, is now a dedicated cadre of survivors playing an endangered sport. "We're down to less than 20 people that play probably," said Dennis Painter, 47, of Cloquet. "There's our group of five or six guys, and then another couple of small groups of five-six guys and...
The Hong Kong Restaurant on Sunnyside Drive in Cloquet announced on social media this week that it will be shuttering the restaurant on Nov. 24. The Chinese restaurant has been operating since opening in the West End part of downtown in 1986. In 1997 it moved to its current location off Minnesota Highway 33. The Panda Buffet at 1310 Cloquet Ave. is the only other Chinese food option in the city....
The candidate forum organized by the Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce got a makeover for 2024. Instead of candidates sitting side by side in the Cloquet City Council chambers in front of a live audience, individual interviews will be recorded without an audience and posted to the city and chamber website, as well as the city's CAT-7 television channel (Mediacom customers). "With only two [local Cloquet] contested races this year, we decided to do 'Meet the candidate' interviews that will be tape...
Quilt lovers or those who enjoy a spectacle are invited to participate in or drive by a “quilt walk” Saturday in Cloquet. Quilters will wrap themselves in a favorite quilt and walk from the Cloquet Chamber of Commerce parking lot across the St. Louis River on the Minnesota Highway 33 bridge before crossing the highway at the Cloquet Avenue intersection and walking back on the other side, said Mary Thompson, owner of the Quilted Dog Quilt Shop at 274 Hwy 33 North. The walk will start at 10 a.m. Those who can’t walk can choose to stand along...
Cloquet Middle School seventh graders got a hands-on lesson about trees last week, venturing into the school forest with Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District staff and science teacher Farrah Grimm. Students learned about different types of seed dispersal, tree roots, and forestry tools, going outside with the SWCD's Jenny Sherren, below, and Tim Byrns, right, to collect seeds and identify types of tree on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Byrns also took core tree samples with an increment bore...
