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A Cloquet man who served time for raping and kidnapping an ex-girlfriend is now facing five felony charges for attempted sexual assault of a minor. Tony Allen Gohl, 40, was charged last month in Carlton County Sixth District Court with first- and second-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct with a person under age 14, kidnapping or attempting to confine a person without consent, indecent exposure while restricting a person’s freedom and soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct. He was also charged with misdemeanor fifth-degree a...
The issue of using outside social workers received a second vote in a month at Monday's Carlton County board meeting, where one commissioner continued to vote "no." Commissioner Tom Proulx was the lone dissenting vote in the board's 4-1 approval to use case management services from TLC of Duluth to help address a surge in cases involving people on elderly and disability waivers. Unlike at the meeting Nov. 14, when Proulx conducted an in-depth inquiry of county staff and administration and told...
Thirty-two homesteads in Progress Township are set to receive notice by mail of a pending Carlton County board vote regarding an elk reintroduction pen proposed to be located there. Saying they wanted to collect public input by those most closely affected, county commissioners unanimously tabled a vote Monday that would have addressed the pen. Instead, commissioners agreed to alert residents of the possibility and give them time to appear at the next board meeting, 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Carlton County Transportation Building. “I just want the p...
The Pine Knot News observed its fifth anniversary at the end of October rather quietly, because staff members at the independent locally owned newspaper were busy working. From humble beginnings in October of 2018 when its five owners mailed free copies across northern Carlton County, the Pine Knot News has grown to become the dominant newspaper in northern Carlton County. From the start, the goal was to cover local news, sports, issues, faces and events across Carlton County as comprehensively...
Expect lots of shoppers in downtown Cloquet Saturday, as a growing number of businesses are actively participating in Small Business Saturday. In part, that's because the number of businesses across Cloquet is growing, shifting, or under new ownership. But it's also due to a change in attitude among shoppers and business owners, said Holly Hansen, community development director for the city of Cloquet. "People want to support their town," Hansen said. "The last couple of years, people have been...
The group of 16 Wrenshall students quickly separated into small groups outside the Carlton VFW last week, as they hammered and cut the final pieces of the walk-in cooler they'd been building since September. Carter Woodall climbed a ladder to hammer nails into the fascia above, while Tyler Scott held the ladder to make sure his classmate didn't fall. Another group added trim - a job they had to start over - while others took turns drilling, sawing and hammering elsewhere on the tan and sage...
It’s not too late to get your flu vaccine this season to help boost your immunity to influenza before the December holidays. Carlton County Public Health will have one additional flu vaccine clinic 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Carlton County Community Services Building, 14 North 11th St., Cloquet. The county is currently out of Covid-19 vaccines. Registration at https://bit.ly/40MHQWp....
Conservation Officer Tony Elwell is investigating a report about beaver carcasses dumped on county land near Sawyer, said a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources weekly report. Upon visiting the location, Elwell observed beaver, otter, muskrat and pine marten carcasses that had all been pelted out. Several waterfowl, a ruffed grouse and a loon were found as well. “None of the game birds had been utilized,” the report said. The investigation is ongoing. Also last week, Elwell provided assistance to the Pine County Sheriff’s Office with...
State legislators and staff from the Minnesota Department of Transportation will hold a community forum Nov. 27 on the status of the Northern Lights Express rail project. The NLX will provide commuter train service between Minneapolis and Duluth. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. at the following Zoom link: tinyurl.com/NovNLXTownHall...
A small pocket of Cloquet homeowners and Diamond Willow Assisted Living residents can rest easier now, knowing the Cloquet City council voted against rezoning nearby property from residential to highway/commercial. Councilors voted 5-1 Tuesday to deny a request by local business owner Ken Maki to change the city’s comprehensive plan as well as rezone residential property in order to allow him to construct a large building — to hold two dump trucks and a shop for his business — on land next to his home. Maki had been running his trucks from his...
Cloquet schools superintendent Dr. Michael Cary had an interesting observation he wanted to share with the school board during last week’s meeting. As the board prepared to hear about the annual audit of its finances at the Nov. 13 meeting, Cary offered a warning about the cyclical nature of school enrollment that can make budgeting a tricky business. Right now, the district is enjoying very large class sizes at the high school. Older students garner more money per pupil in state funding, so the district is realizing some fatter times than o...
Carlton teachers will receive a pay increase of 4.25 percent for the 2023-24 school year and an additional 2 percent for the 2024-25 school year, according to a new contract approved by the Carlton school board at its meeting Monday, Nov. 20. Other than that, there were few changes in the new contract with the Carlton Education Association, the union which represents teachers in the district, according to board chair Julianne Emerson. “The things that we really wanted to do is to raise salaries and raise the entry level salary,” Emerson sai...
Spread the warmth by donating new coats or other winter clothing items at the Community Memorial Hospital gift shop or information desk in the clinic lobby, or the CMH Raiter Family Clinic lobby between now and Dec. 1. All sizes from youth to adult are needed. Items will be given away to community members Saturday, Dec. 2 at CMH Raiter Family Clinic....
Residents within the Cloquet Area Fire District boundaries will see increased ambulance rates and potentially a new community risk reduction officer since the CAFD board unanimously approved both at its Nov. 15 meeting. The CAFD board voted to increase ambulance rates by about 3 percent to align with inflation and Medicare reimbursement increases. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the rate hike will add between $50 and $100 to an ambulance bill, depending on the level of care needed. CAFD chief Jesse Buhs said the increase will place CAFD in the median...
Two Cloquet children were removed from their home Nov. 9 during an investigation into abuse by the mother’s husband. Travis Dean Thrun, 22, is faced with a felony charge related to the suspected abuse of a 2-year-old. A 5-year-old also removed from the home has been listed as a witness in the case. A criminal complaint filed by the Cloquet Police Department alleges Thrun had repeatedly blamed the 5-year-old for injuries inflicted on the younger child. Thrun faces additional misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor charges of domestic assault and c...
A rebranded and expanded regional program hopes to help Northeastern Minnesota entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, military veterans, or women. The Driving Access to Wealth & Networks (DAWN) program at Northspan Group, Inc., a Duluth-based nonprofit, is set to receive $2 million over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Commerce. That money is meant to help budding business leaders who hail from historically underserved communities - or, as more than one speaker at a kickoff...
Carlton County Farmers Union representatives joined their colleagues at the annual state convention of the Minnesota Farmers Union in Minneapolis Nov. 17-19. The goals of the convention are to celebrate legislative victories, plan initiatives, strengthen ties, and share outstanding meals from farms in the state. Local president Mark Thell, his wife, Terri, and I, as a delegate, attended the two-day event. The Marriott Northeast featured food sourced from Minnesota growers, including pork...
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A 64-year-old Brevator man was injured in a fire in a detached garage last week. The Cloquet Area Fire Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 3500 block of Nelson Road in Brevator Township at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. The homeowner had attempted to save items from the garage while it was borning, and was transported by ambulance to St. Mary's hospital. He is reported to be in serious but stable condition. Upon arrival of the Cloquet Area Fire District, the flames were quickly...
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and so is the massive free community dinner with turkey and all the fixings. Never content with the status quo, this year the Carlton County Disabled American Veterans and partner Zion Lutheran Church are gearing up for not one, but four dining options for Carlton County residents on Thursday, Nov. 23. Sit-down and takeout meals will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at Zion Lutheran Church at 1000 Washington Ave. in Cloquet. DAV member and...
When building contractor John Riihiluoma stood in front of a cast of township supervisors and personnel on Tuesday, he turned over the keys to the first town hall in Twin Lakes history. "This is the day we were looking forward to when we started in June," said Riihiluoma, principal partner for Cloquet-based Ray Riihiluoma Inc. construction. The $1.35 million space sits on 30 acres along Douglas Road, a short drive from the new Carlton County courthouse and jail along County Highway 61. The...
Exploration of a merger between Carlton and Wrenshall school districts left the board rooms behind on Monday, as the two school boards convened to tour facilities between the districts. The two groups visited Carlton High School, South Terrace Elementary School, and the three-story K-12 Wrenshall school and its Career and Technical Education building. The tours were limited to 20 minutes each, allowing board members to peek into classrooms, gymnasiums, offices and specialty areas, such as...
A driver of a pickup was seriously injured Monday night when his 2014 GMC Sierra collided with a trailer of corn pulled by a tractor in Silver Brook Township, forcing a closure of the highway to clean up the corn and clear the vehicles. A 911 call about the accident came into the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office at 9:30 p.m. Monday. The accident report says Kyle Leveau, 26, of Wrenshall, was driving the tractor east on Carlton County Road 4 southeast of Wrenshall and attempted to turn into a driveway when the pickup hit the trailer. Pickup drive...
The Carlton County Master Gardeners will present a class on winter sowing 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Carlton County Transportation Building, 1630 County Road 61. Cost is $5 at the door, free for 18 and younger. Winter sowing is a simple method of starting seeds outdoors in winter for spring transplanting. A plastic milk jug works like a mini greenhouse, allowing Mother Nature to germinate the seeds when the conditions are just right. Save time and money with no grow light or warming mats, providing everything for the plant, with no need to...
