It can happen anywhere, including city hall. That's what we realized this week when Cloquet's municipal building was ...

It's a delightful time of year when the leaves rustle and homes and businesses gin up the Halloween spirit. There are plenty ...

Two days before the Oct. 11 Minnesota pheasant opener, our frequent photo contributor Will Stenberg found this pair in the ...

In taking the historic step of asking state and county government approval for consolidation, Carlton and Wrenshall school board members voted to move ahead on a merger while resetting the target date ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services announced this week that due to the federal government shutdown, there will not be sufficient funds to pay for November SNAP and MFIP ...

It took just five days. On Oct. 7, Saul and Emily Helgeson started a Facebook group titled "Stop the Hermantown Data Center," which they described as a centralized group for all things regarding the ...

More than a dozen leaders of cities around Minnesota called for the Legislature to repeal a state law that prevents cities from enacting their own gun regulations. The coalition of mostly Democratic ...

It was, indeed, a topsy-turvy week on the Carlton and Wrenshall school consolidation front. The angst on the minds of Carlton school board members last week has brewed for decades. Stunned by the ...

Two days after state representatives listened to Carlton County's major project needs, it was the Senate's turn on Oct. 9. Senate Capital Investment Committee chairwoman Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St.

Cloquet Area Indivisible will hold protests Friday and Saturday to “celebrate democracy and send a message that no kings” are wanted in the United States. All are invited to join in these nonviolent, ...

Carol Judith Rule (Lahti), 85, passed away suddenly Oct. 15, 2025, becoming one of God’s leading angels now. Born Sept. 2, 1940, in Virginia, Minnesota. Carol went to Cherry High School where she met ...