Jana Peterson [email protected] Managing director Jeff Boulden came to the Cloquet Sappi mill in May after only a year ...

Esko schools superintendent Aaron Fischer has a mantra when it comes to any considerations concerning fixes to the busy ...

With a roster loaded with young players, nearly devoid of seniors and juniors, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team has ...

The business climate in Cloquet has been lively in 2025, with lots of building work going on and new places joining a stable ...

The northern lights were active at least two nights last week across the state and much of the country, with spectacular ...

Opposition emerged in Wrenshall this week to a proposed school consolidation with neighboring Carlton, with the circulation ...

The developer of a proposed data center in Hermantown, on land near the border of Carlton and St. Louis counties, is hitting ...

Nicole Dawn Fischer had been delaying court appearances in her felony drug case stemming from a Carlton County traffic stop in May. This fall her attorney asked for more time to go through the case ...

Property owners across Minnesota could be asked to come up with nearly $1 billion more for city, county and other local government operations, according to data released last week by the Department of ...

Kids ages 5-14 can sign up for cross country ski lessons at the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center. Lessons run on Sundays for six weeks starting Jan. 4. Lessons for grades K-3 are 1:30-2:30 p.m. and ...

The Pine Knot News office at 122 Ave. C in Cloquet will be closed Fridays for the foreseeable future. Can’t wait? Call 218-878-9332, text 218-213-1231 or email [email protected].

When we started the Pine Knot News seven years ago, people in the newspaper industry noticed. Admittedly, it was mostly shock — Who was crazy enough to start a brand-new paper? — mixed in with a ...