CORRECTION-Fond du Lac Ojibwe School graduation

The Fond du Lac Ojibwe School commencement will be held at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, May 23.

CORRECTION-Wrenshall Graduation Date

The Wrenshall commencement will be held on Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m.

Memorial Day visits set for Carlton County

Veterans voice concerns, seek help with unmet needs

They sat there — all 11 of them — solemn, stoic, determined. Some wore baseball hats with the name of their branch of the service on them. One proudly displayed the vest of a disabled American veteran. It would probably be safe to say that all of them were easily into their 70s, and it was apparent by the set of their shoulders that they were there for a reason.

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Wrenshall Fire rescues horse from sinkhole

Members of the Wrenshall Fire and Rescue Squad could hardly believe their eyes when they responded to a call along the Munger Bike Trail on Tuesday, May 7. They had received an emergency page from Dispatch around 6:45 p.m. saying a horse had fallen into a sinkhole along an unpaved stretch of the trail.

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Mercy invites community to groundbreaking and anniversary celebration

Mercy Hospital will celebrate its past and its future at a special Groundbreaking and 50th Anniversary event for the community at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31.

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Dogs rescued on Chub Lake after falling through ice

Chub Lake homeowner Mike Aili had seen two golden retrievers run across the frozen lake and back on Sunday, May 12. It wasn’t until he was working out in his yard around 11 a.m. when he heard the two dogs barking frantically in the distance.

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Local childcare providers vow to continue fight against union

Minnesota legislators approved a bill allowing in-home childcare providers — licensed and unlicensed — and personal care attendants that will allow for an election among providers if unions meet certain thresholds of support. If in-home childcare providers and personal care attendants (PCAs) decided to form a union, the union would have exclusive rights to negotiate on their behalf with the state.

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First responders prepare for the worst

Carlton County’s most recent rescue training was a lot more graphic than the previous week’s mock grain bin rescues.

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Carlton man pleads guilty to possession of counterfeit bills

A Carlton man accused of making and passing counterfeit money in addition to other crimes, pleaded guilty to a number of charges Monday in Carlton County Court.

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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 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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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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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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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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