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While some places in the country received bomb threats on Election Day, Carlton County was relatively incident free - with one major exception. "A suspicious envelope was left at a polling booth in Thomson Township," said Carlton County Sheriff's Office Lt. Doug Rotta, noting that the call came at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, while voting was still underway. The discovery did not disrupt voting at Thomson Township, Rotta said. People just continued voting as usual. "It didn't turn out to be...
A card arrived at the Cloquet post office as war loomed in the early 1940s. It was asking postmasters from across the country to consider signing up for military service. Clarence Scheibe was 40 years old. "He said, 'Oh well,' and signed it," his daughter Maggie Scheibe said this fall. It was just a few weeks after the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior announced its latest exhibit, "Post Office in the Pacific," featuring Scheibe and his work in the Army in keeping the flow...
Bethlehem and Bethany Lutheran churches observed All Saints Day with a candle lighting ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 3. Remembered were Donald Hutar, Kim Peters Creager, Dagny Quarnstrom, Harriet Reno, Jon Swenson, Duane Schafer, Judy Rosicky and Joann Beck. May they rest in peace. Halloween is over, and I was surprised to get 37 trick-or-treaters at my new home in Cromwell. I was prepared for about 25, so had to improvise on the last few kids, but they all went away happy. Anyway, it was fun to see...
The ripple effects of Flint, Michigan — where a change of water supply caused water pipes to corrode and leach lead into the drinking water — are still expanding almost 10 years later, thanks in large part to a federal campaign to ensure clean drinking water everywhere. Cloquet is not Flint, but changing laws and standards around drinking water led to a mailing from the city of Cloquet to 2,100 residents last week about water lines and the potential for lead. Noting that the letters caused some alarm and lots of questions, public works dir...
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. Those interviews can be found on the city’s website at https://cloquetmn.new.swagit.com/videos/317878, or on the city’s CAT-7 channel (for Mediacom customers). The Cloquet forum features candidates for MN House District 11A and Carlton County Commissioner District 1 onl...
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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...
A Duluth woman died after a one-vehicle crash around 3:12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 on Interstate 35 in Thomson Township. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Rebecca Ann Peterson, 41, was driving a Honda Pilot northbound on I-35 near County Road 61 when the vehicle went off the road, striking a series of trees. The vehicle came to rest in a wooded area south of I-35, near milepost No. 245. Peterson died of her injuries enroute to Essentia Health in Duluth. According to the MSP incident report, she was wearing a seat belt....
Cloquet police confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 29, that a deceased person was found in the wooded area behind the 218 Taphouse and a temporary pumpkin patch 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...
Whether the Carlton school district consolidates with Barnum or Wrenshall, taxpayers in Carlton face higher taxes, say a pair of financial reports acquired by the newspaper. Last week’s revelation that Carlton and Barnum officials were considering consolidation between school districts included reference to a pair of financial impact reports conducted for Carlton by a Roseville, Minnesota financial advisor of public institutions. The Pine Knot received what were similar 13-page reports generated this year from Ehlers Public Finance Advisors, d...
The thought of objection to a marijuana smoking prohibition in public places evaporated like a puff of smoke at the Carlton County board this week. Unlike when restaurants and businesses went smoke-free in 2007, and bars followed in 2015, there was no great debate or consternation when the topic of public vaping and marijuana smoking cessation surfaced during a public hearing of the county board on Monday. The public hearing to change Carlton County’s smoke-free ordinance to reflect legalized adult marijuana use came and went without public c...
The City of Wright will join with the Wright Community Club at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 to discuss changing the ball field direction. This is an open meeting for the community for ideas or questions of what will be happening in the park....
A detached garage in Skelton Township caught fire and was a total loss Saturday, Oct. 26. According to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in at 1:27 p.m. reporting the fire at 3234 County Road 157 in Skelton Township. The caller indicated that no people or animals were in the garage and it was not close to the home. Fire departments from Mahtowa, Barnum and Moose Lake responded, along with Essentia Health Moose Lake ambulance and Carlton County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The first deputy on scene reported the detached gar...
Esko High School students are putting on a production of the mystery murder play “Clue” at the school theater through Sunday, Nov. 3. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. The play is based on the 1985 film of the same name, which is based on the classic board game Clue. Guests show up at a mansion under mysterious circumstances and soon the host turns up dead and everyone is a suspect....
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District will host a pumpkin collection event and fall celebration at its yard waste compost site 12-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 to encourage the community to compost pumpkins rather than throw them away. WLSSD recycles the nutrients and organic matter of food and yard waste as compost. The community is invited to enjoy fall activities at the event, including pumpkin games, fall crafts, cocoa and snacks, and balloon twisting by Lauralloons. WLSSD will also provide 20-minute compost site tours at 1, 2, and 3 p.m....
This year’s Santa’s Home for the Holidays activities in Cloquet are being planned for Dec. 5-7, with many different organizations collaborating to make things happen, with most past events returning. The grand finale, as usual, will be the evening parade and fireworks....
A Kettle River city council member pleaded guilty earlier this month to violating government data practices rules but is already appealing her guilty plea, according to court documents. It’s a case that has unfolded in court hearings and various petitions over roughly a year, with a long background of personality conflicts and previous actions by people named in the case. Many are currently involved in the governance of Kettle River: with witnesses including a city staff member and the mayor, the defendant a current councilwoman up for r...
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that can cause serious respiratory illness, especially in older adults. In recent years, advancements in medical research have led to the development of a new one-time RSV vaccine, which offers much-needed protection for adults age 75 and older, as well as for those age 60 to 74 who are at a higher risk of severe RSV. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, this vaccine is a key step in preventing severe RSV-related complications,...
Like any other extracurricular activity, science fair offers kids the chance to take their talents as far as they can go. A handful of Cloquet kids have done exactly that over the past six months, advancing to statewide, national and international competitions to share their research and compete for even bigger awards. The following is a roundup of competitions and the students who got there. International Science and Engineering Fair Cloquet High School senior Grace Lavan and junior Johanna Ber...
The School Nurse Organization of Minnesota has named Sarah Ellena, Cloquet school district nurse, as its 2024 "School Nurse of the Year." The award annually recognizes one licensed school nurse in the state for "excellence in nursing practice and leadership." Ellena's career after graduating from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth includes experience in long-term care, pediatric and pediatric intensive care, public health and volunteer services, as well as nursing services in Carlton and...
With all of Carlton County's precincts reported by 11:25 p.m. Tuesday, the 2024 local election brought some interesting results. The results won't be official until after they are canvassed, but changes are rare after reporting. Here are a few of the highlights: The mayor's race in Wrenshall is tied. Incumbent Gary Butala and challenger Jeff Bloom each have exactly 143 votes each. Two incumbent Carlton School Board members - Julianne Emerson and Eryn Szymczak - are out. Ryan Leonzal, an...
A 51-year-old woman who was reported missing Oct. 13, was found deceased just after 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad members during search efforts. Nori Pribble was located in a wooded area off of a logging road 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 death is not believed to hav...
Esko High School students are putting on a production of the mystery murder play “Clue” beginning Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the school theater and running through Sunday, Nov. 3. Show times are 7 p.m. Werdnesday and Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. The play is based on the 1985 film of the same name, which is based on the classic board game Clue. Guests show up at a mansion under mysterious circumstances and soon the host turns up dead and everyone is a suspect....
A collared gray wolf, a young female from the First Bridge pack on the Fond du Lac reservation, was found dead this month. Mike Schrage, wildlife program manager for Fond du Lac Resource Management, said the wolf was likely killed by a wolf from a neighboring pack. “Necropsy showed trauma in her throat, armpits, hips and along her back,” Schrage said. “Her collar locations and the collar locations from one of the wolves in the neighboring pack put them both in the field where we found her on the same night.” Wolves have been part of a trackin...
Three of Carlton County's rural school districts were rocked by unexpected developments Monday. Members of the Barnum and Carlton school boards learned their administrators were proposing consolidation talks, while Wrenshall officials were surprised to find their partner in ongoing consolidation talks - Carlton - seemed to be abandoning them for another district. The news sparked anger, dismay and curiosity, along with a healthy dose of skepticism. Carlton school board member Ryan Leonzal was...
