What was supposed to be a pretrial hearing Tuesday turned into a plea hearing immediately followed by a sentencing at the Carlton County Justice Center. Loren Roy Van Vickle, 37, of Cloquet, pleaded ...

The Carlton County board met Tuesday for its annual organizational meeting. Sixth District judge Amy Lukasavitz administered the swearing in of newly elected commissioners Sarah Plante Buhs and Dan ...

The Wrenshall school board, half of it newly elected and installed, got straight to work on Monday, setting the table for four superintendent interviews as the district looks to replace outgoing ...

Things are starting to ramp up for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton wrestling team. The Lumberjacks have already wrestled in three ...

Now in her second year volunteering for her alma mater Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Nordic ski program, Jazlyn Gunderson reported for ...

Charges were dismissed last week against Barnum caregiver Jasmine Collins. Collins, 18, had been accused of assaulting a young handicapped woman in her care last summer. The mother of the alleged ...

Lake Country Power is seeking a student to sponsor and attend the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. for a week in June. The cooperative is seeking high school sophomores and juniors ...

What projects can help your rural community? Now is the time to speak up. Every year, the University of Minnesota Extension invites ideas to promote sustainable development in outlying areas.

The first year of Division I college football for Esko native Koi Perich is in the books following Friday night’s 24-10 win over Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Perich tied for the team lead on ...

Food for Thought — will return to Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College next week, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16. Organized by the FDLTCC Foundation, the fun event benefits student scholarships and ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated students interested in learning more about natural resource careers through paid summer internships. Internship ...

The 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, originally scheduled for later this month along the North Shore of Lake Superior, has been postponed until March because of unsafe trail ...