A District 11 candidate forum planned for Wednesday in Moose Lake was canceled this week, with hopes for a rescheduled event. “Following a final review of the event’s planning, logistics, and timeline ...

A Cloquet nature enthusiast and amateur photographer has created a preserve for plants and animals all around his home. Since he bought his property in 2001, John Badger, 57, has reforested 2.25 acres ...

After opening the season with a dominating first weekend against the Wisconsin Windigo, the Minnesota Wilderness are in the midst of the North American Hockey League’s Showcase in the Twin Cities area ...

A Cloquet man pleaded guilty last week in a deal that included four criminal files, most of them stemming from a traffic stop in April 2025. On Thursday, Sept. 17, Paul Jerome Thunder, 48, pleaded ...

The Cloquet-Esko girls swim team has been busy this fall, but they are headed into an even busier part of the schedule over the next week. The Lumberjacks will swim against Two Harbors, Superior and a ...

After giving up the first score Friday against Mille Lacs, the Cromwell-Wright football team reeled off the next 22 straight points on its way to a hard-fought 22-8 victory. "They are small, athletic, ...

I own a childcare center in Esko. Every single day, we fill water bottles, make meals, wash hands, mix formula and serve drinking water to children in our care. That water comes from a well. Every ...

With strong returning numbers, the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School volleyball team is looking at taking the next step up the ladder in becoming a more consistent team this season. "We have 10 girls on ...

Nathan Langer from the Cloquet Nordic Ski Club is taking part in this year’s U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined National Championships in Lake Placid, New York Oct. 6-12. As part of the event, USA ...

The Minnesota Wilderness completed its first road sweep of the Wisconsin Windigo last weekend in two dominant performances in Brookfield. The Wilderness exploded with a combined total of 17 goals in ...

On the first day of school last Wednesday, an undetermined number of Cloquet students found themselves waiting for buses that never came from a new transportation provider, as "swaths of the community ...

Every dollar invested in conservation in Minnesota generates $1.85 in economic activity, according to a newly released report. Conservation funding isn’t just good for the environment, it’s a powerful ...