Cloquet school board members got a preliminary look Wednesday morning at $1.3 million in suggested cuts for the next school year. The budget issues have multiple causes: declining enrollment, losing ...

Prescription Drug Take Back Day takes place Saturday, April 25, a reminder to safely dispose of medications that are no longer needed. “Once medications expire, they may not be as effective and, in ...

Carlton Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts is celebrating Stewardship Week April 26 to May 3 with the theme “Soil. Where it All ...

Carlton County is not immune to the expected tidal wave of data centers in the region, with land speculators searching ...

Cloquet Area Fire District officials are slowing their planned fee increase for high-level ambulance service. Fire board members voted unanimously on April 15 to increase the district’s fee for ...

Author Marcie Rendon isn't normally a big planner. She writes her books as they come to her, sometimes three at a time. But ...

When five of us chipped in money to start the Pine Knot News in 2018, it was a somewhat questionable thing to do. After all, newspapers were closing, not opening. But we were convinced that Cloquet ...

Esko High School principal Greg Hexum has been named Northeastern Minnesota’s High School Principal of the Year by the ...

Barnum picked up its sixth win of the season at home Tuesday with a 10-0 victory over Moose Lake/Willow River. With the win, ...

Sometimes, we need a moment to stop and recognize something that is going well. So, if you would, allow me to offer a word of affirmation, especially for the communities of Carlton and Wrenshall, as ...