For the second year in a row, winter weather has been a challenge for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine ski teams, with Monday's meet at Mont du Lac cancelled due to frigid temperatures. Head coach Ryan ...

The Cloquet Area Fire District board, with eyes on breaking ground on a new building this fall, unanimously declared its intent to bond for a Station 1 replacement at its 22nd Street property. A ...

Carlton superintendent Donita Stepan informed the school board on Monday she will not seek renewal of her contract when it expires at the end of June 2026. "I understand the district may be exploring ...

The Wrenshall school district appears to have its superintendent for the 2025-26 school year, with Frank Schill accepting the ...

The documentary PBS television show “Inside Senior Living,” featuring several Carlton County residents, is now being shown on stations across the country. Senior living consultant Melissa Fritz of ...

The committee rosters were announced this legislative session for the Minnesota Senate. Carlton County’s representative, Sen. Jason Rarick (R-Pine City), will continue on the Education Finance, Energy ...

For the second year in a row, winter weather has been a challenge for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine ski teams, with Monday’s meet at Mont du Lac cancelled due to frigid temperatures. Head coach Ryan ...

Minnesota Power crews restored power Tuesday to 2,500 customers in the Barnum, Moose Lake and Sturgeon Lake areas who were impacted by an outage caused by the bitterly cold temperatures that morning ...

The first half of last Friday's boys basketball matchup between Esko and Barnum was tight with Esko managing to stake themselves to a seven- point lead. Then Esko came out and got on an offensive roll ...

Strong and balanced scoring helped propel the Esko girls basketball team to an impressive 66-27 home win over the Barnum Bombers on Thursday night. "We were able to control the tempo," said Esko coach ...

Carlton County Animal Rescue is having a supply drive with a drop-off box at Moose Lake Brewery, beginning now and ending with a Paws & Pints fundraiser 1-4 p.m. Feb. 8. See the Carlton County Animal ...

Bun Carlson's seat sat conspicuously empty as the Cloquet City Council meeting convened Tuesday. Carlson, the Ward 1 councilor for the past six years, died Jan. 12, at age 68. Mayor Roger Maki opened ...