Stampede set for first home game Saturday

The Carlton County Stampede semiprofessional football team will host its home opener against the Midwest Nightmare at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, May 18 at Jim Erickson Field in Carlton.

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County approves $500,000 for upgrades to NERCC

Much of the discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the Carlton County Board was all about the money.

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Cloquet invests in new industrial technology

The Cloquet School Board voted to spend just over $147,000 to fund the new Industrial Technology Department at its Monday night meeting. Most of the costs have to do with purchase of technology, with the largest line item being $28,000 for 25 new computers to run new and updated software.

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Students learn dangers of texting and driving first-hand

Just last week, texting and driving officially became the leading cause of death among teenagers, surpassing drinking and driving.

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Conference aims to give hope to people with mental illness

It’s about hope and education, Ginger Spiess said. That’s why the Carlton County Local Advisory Council hosted a conference on mental illness last Thursday at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

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From the Editor..Everything is better when you talk about it

In the first audience question at last week’s “Into the Light” panel discussion on mental illness, the person who wrote the question was looking for practical tips for dealing with stigma — misconceptions, bias, ignorance — about mental illness. Talk about it, said Troy Otterson, panelist

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Man out on bail arrested for almost identical crime

A Duluth man arrested two weeks ago for stealing a vehicle and fleeing police was arrested again Tuesday, for stealing a vehicle and fleeing police.

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Moose Lake takes school referendum vote to the people

It’s a road the Moose Lake School District has been down before. Next Tuesday, May 21, the district will seek a $33 million bond referendum in support of the construction of a new school for students in early childhood through 12th grade.

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Cloquet woman sentenced for arson, witness tampering

A Cloquet woman was sentenced Monday to 9½ years in prison for burning down a home and killing two dogs in an attempt to intimidate witnesses against her boyfriend, who is accused of murdering Trina Langenbrunner nearly 13 years ago.

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Area III Envirothon draws 180 competitors

While the Wrenshall team had a very good showing, it was one of the teams from Cromwell that landed in the trophy rankings, placing fifth overall.

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County accesses $620,000 in support of victims stressed by flooding

Emergency response is a fairly straightforward process when it comes to dealing with natural disasters such as last June’s devastating flooding in Carlton County. But what comes next is not.

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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.

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Cloquet woman dies in crash on I-35

A 54-year-old Cloquet woman died Wednesday when the pickup in which she was a passenger rolled over along Interstate 35 in Chisago County.

Barnum woman guilty of voter fraud

Shawn Marie Kaarbo (aka Shawn Marie Melton and Shawn Marie Strandberg), 49, of Barnum pleaded guilty in Carlton County Court last Wednesday to one count of voting while ineligible.

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Found and lost again

A Cloquet man who was reported missing by his family in January and who is wanted for questioning by law enforcement was apparently living in a state park in California until recently.

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