FRIDAY, AUG. 22 Lakehead Harvest Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday, Aug. 24, at 70 E. St. Louis Road, north of Esko. Tractor displays, blacksmithing and sawmilling demos, flea market, ...

Despite federal results that show roughly 3,500 individuals affected, Carlton County officials say a data breach earlier this year resulted in only a “small number” of people who sought complimentary ...

The small-town girl who broke onto the Nashville music scene last year has taken up semipermanent residence there as she watches her career take off. Next up for Carlton's Abrianna Schmidt: singing ...

Will Stenberg captured this coneflower at Jay Cooke State Park last week. Echinacea angustifoliais has found a home in the region, though it is most commonly found in western and southwest Minnesota.

The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls tennis program is thriving. Under second-year coach Emily Hallgren, the Lumberjacks have plenty of athletes to choose from this season as they kicked off the regular ...

Cloquet's Chris Swanson is running for the Minnesota House 11A seat now held by Rep. Jeff Dotseth. Swanson was at the Carlton County Fair last weekend to meet with potential voters.

Cloquet city councilors helped pave the way for the new fire station and a new business in the city’s West End, and considered a more palatable tax levy increase for 2026 this week. The news about ...

Dawson Gaskell was buzzing around the Northeast Minnesota Beekeepers Association building at the Carlton County fairgrounds Sunday, handing out honey samples and generally making sure all questions ...

College move-in and the start of classes quickly approach, signaling the start of a new era for me. As my time as an intern at the Pine Knot News draws to a close, I would like to thank the Pine Knot ...

I read your story about wildlife biologist Cheron Ferland with sadness and dismay. The appalling attacks on government employees have reached Carlton County. I don’t know Ms. Ferland but, from the ...

If the Esko High School baseball team is going to continue its recent string of success, they will have to do it with a new head coach. Last week longtime coach Ben Haugen submitted his resignation to ...

The county fair is now a thing of the past and we look forward to Labor Day and the Cromwell Harvest Fest. Start making your scarecrows to be placed around town and area businesses. They can be put up ...