Jana Peterson
Peterson grew up in Vincennes, Ind., though her parents are both natives of Minnesota. Peterson worked in London for seven years following her graduation, and her first newspaper job came with the Austin Daily Herald after she moved back to Minnesota. There, she worked as the city beat reporter, also covering the school board and writing feature stories. Peterson met her husband, Brady Slater, in Austin, where he worked as the sports editor at the newspaper. The two later moved to Pocatello, Idaho, where Brady worked his way up to sports editor at the Idaho State Journal and Jana worked on various assignments such as the Idaho State University beat reporter, editor and creator of the Family Living Magazine, feature writer, niche publications editor and updating the website. After six years, the two decided to move back to Minnesota. Peterson and husband Brady now have three children – Frances, 11, and Jack and Henry, 8, who are fraternal twins. They moved to the Northland four years ago and bought a house in Cloquet three years ago. During that time, Peterson has worked as the editor of the Duluth Budgeteer News, a weekly newspaper delivered to 40,000 homes in Duluth, Hermantown and Proctor.Contact
Students speak out about bullying
Students at the Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program spent last Thursday doing activities based on the National Day of Silence, to bring awareness to GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual) individuals — or anyone with differences — who have been “silenced” by name-calling, bullying, etc. Some stories shared their own stories of bullying or abuse.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
Muscians share their talents, expertise with Cloquet band students
Cloquet Middle School Band Director Jeff Cherney said the only thing better than listening to the Wingra Woodwind Quintet make music Tuesday was watching his students listen.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
Veterans turn out in force for council meeting
The master parks plan wasn’t on the agenda Tuesday night, but it was the major topic of conversation during the formal Cloquet City Council meeting.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
$19 million investment will keep paper mill competitive
Although there’s been much written about Sappi Fine Paper’s ongoing $170 million conversion from producing paper pulp to chemical cellulose, there hasn’t been as much fanfare about the company’s investment on the paper side of things.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
Cloquet bus driver charged
A 73-year-old Cloquet school bus driver who was fired after being accused of grabbing the back of a first-grader’s neck and shaking him was charged Friday with misdemeanor use of force.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
Different agencies work together to arrest alleged drug traffickers
Thanks to a tip from the Boundary Waters Drug Task Force, local law enforcement officials arrested three Iron Range residents for possession of drugs April 23 in Moose Lake.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Man charged with stealing van, fleeing police
A Duluth man was arrested last week after the van he allegedly stole got stuck in the snow in a Scanlon neighborhood.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Spring has sprung...and so has the river
The National Weather Service continued its flood warning for the St. Louis River at Scanlon Wednesday morning. Although the river had dropped from 9.9 feet Tuesday to 9.8 feet Wednesday, weather service warnings said precipitation in the form of rain or snow Wednesday through Saturday will contribute to higher river flows.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Cloquet bus incident still under investigation
An incident involving a school bus driver allegedly assaulting a first-grade student April 25 is still under investigation, Cloquet City Attorney Frank Yetka said Wednesday.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Carlton teachers union ratifies two contracts
After nearly two years without a contract, teachers and school district officials not only reached an agreement on the current contract, they also ratified the next one.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
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