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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. The charge, which was originally filed as a felony, was sentenced as a gross misdemeanor according to the plea agreement.

Moose Lake taps county economic development director for top post

Pat Oman said his eight-year run as Carlton County economic development director has been fulfilling, but added that being selected as the new city administrator for the city of Moose Lake is “a good career path for me.”

Woman sentenced to 39 months in prison on meth charge

Rachel Lenay Gusman (no known address), 36, was sentenced in Carlton County Court last Wednesday to 39 months in prison for felony third-degree possession of methamphetamine.

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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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Our View...Give where you live

This Saturday, May 11, letter carriers in Carlton County will make it easy to give to our local food shelf.

Our View…Fight fire with fire

A house fire is tragic no matter when it occurs, but when that fire was intentionally set, it is not only senseless but all that much more insidious.

Our Neighbors…Dan Jones and Family

For Dan Jones, family means two things — his tightly knit family of origin that hails from the Treaty 3 area near Fort Frances, Ontario, and, in a broader sense, those with whom he shares a cultural bond as part of the Ojibwe language community.

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Carlton sophomore brings eye-opening slice of life to fellow students

The student was driving along in the car when the text came in. It was from her mother, saying, “We’re ordering pizza. Which do you want — pepperoni or sausage?’ In the course of time it took that student to read the message and send a one-word response, the car had wandered off course and dangerously far over the fog line. The student never saw the woman in gray....

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Hibbing man sentenced to prison for Canosia Road burglary

A Hibbing man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree burglary after illegally entering a house in Thomson Township in January.

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AGE to age Family Fun Mile to be added to this year’s Lumberjack Laps

The After School Running Club concept is intended to encourage family fitness of all ages. It also coincides with the debut of a new “AGE to age Family Fun Mile” at this year’s Lumberjack Laps event, slated for Saturday, May 11, at Cloquet High School, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Columns

In Our Own Backyard…Flying in the teeth of the gale

The gently whirling snowflakes of a few moments before turned into Ninja death stars that stung our eyes and bit into our skin, propelled by the velocity of the raging wind.

In Our Own Backyard….Winter weather leaves us high and dry

The ultimate blow came when my husband and I arrived home last Friday after five days out of town and discovered we didn’t have any water in our house.

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In Our Own Backyard…Agreeing to disagree

The silence was so intense you could have heard a whisker twitch. The big orange cat, Mufasa, held court over the new red faux-velvet Christmas bed as though he were a king on a throne.

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In Our Own Backyard...He's the man who never returned

It started out as a weekend junket up the North Shore in search of snow. We had heard the areas around Silver Bay, Finland and parts north were getting snow, and my husband Ken and I wanted to get in a little cross country skiing.

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In Our Own Backyard….Resolve to be kind

It was a couple of weeks before Christmas when I noticed something didn’t seem quite right. I, like most everyone else, was spending most of my spare time combing the malls and department stores to complete the last of my Christmas errands.

In Our Own Backyard….Follow the light

On the first few ski outings of the season, I always experience a little shakiness until I get my “ski legs” back under me. That’s what I was feeling that day as I plummeted down the first steep hill and hit a small branch lying just under the snow.

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In Our Own Backyard…I’m dreaming of a purple Christmas

One evening last week, when things were a little slow and there was no football on TV, I somehow convinced my husband to watch a television show called, “Celebrity Holiday Homes.”

In Our Own Backyard…Santa is missing!

Without giving away any age-old secrets from the North Pole, and without violating any codes of silence that have existed from the beginning of time, suffice it to say just this: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!”

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In Our Own Backyard….What’s on your gift list this year?

I know that Christmas isn’t supposed to be all about toys and gifts and conspicuous consumption, but face it – those are sometimes the things that make it most memorable, especially for children.

In Our Own Backyard….You gotta have high hopes

Determination will get you everywhere.

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