Moose Lake Star-Gazette

The Moose Lake Star-Gazette, founded in 1895, is a community newspaper with a circulation of 1,800 that caters to the residents of the Moose Lake area. The Evergreen Shopper is a free publication distributed to over 13,000 households in Carlton and Pine Counties, making it a key advertising resource for local businesses. These publications are part of NorthStar Media, which also produces the Pine City Pioneer and the North Pine County News, a successor to the Hinckley News, Pine County Courier, and Askov American, all serving Pine County. For more information, visit pinecountynews.com. NorthStar Media, owned by Gene Johnson from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, additionally publishes the Isanti-Chisago County Star, a free newspaper available in Cambridge, Minnesota, which can be found online at isanti-chisagocountystar.com. NorthStar Media also runs a commercial web printing division based in Cambridge.

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Pine County improves child care options

1 week ago | mlstargazette.com | T.A. LeBrun

Child care needs in Pine County are about to improve. Pine County has been awarded a child care grant from DEED in the amount of $500,000. This initiative addresses the childcare shortage in hopes to create additional childcare slots in Hinckley, Willow River and Pine City. A childcare study done in 2022 identified the need for an additional 300-364 childcare slots in Pine County, with the greatest need in the Hinckley-Finlayson area.
Historic courthouse offices open, busy

1 week ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Do you need to access the county assessors office, recording, zoning or treasurer/auditors offices? If so, you can continue to visit the familiar 100 year old Carlton County Courthouse in downtown Carlton. The Carlton County Assessor’s office is keeping busy with notices and appeals season kicking off, said Kyle Holmes, county assessor. His is one of several offices still housed at the historical courthouse after the courts moved to the new Justice Center last fall.
Restorative justice helps offenders take accountability

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

The Carlton County Restorative Justice Program is still going strong since its inception about 15 years ago. They help youth recognize what they did wrong, how it harmed someone else and how to take accountability, as well as make amends. Donna Lekander is the only staff member who was there in the beginning.
Lions on prowl to help communities

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Whether it’s veterans organizations, fetal heart monitoring technology or helping to update an aging community center, the Sturgeon Lake Area Lions Club is here to help. Their Facebook page shows photos of events sponsored by yellow vest wearing Lions members from their annual sunfishing contest, playgrounds, packing fruit or getting ready for the annual veterans ice fishing contest or their biggest fundraiser, the Thanksgiving meal.
Standing up for local schools

3 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jeff Dotseth

Earlier this week, I introduced two bills—HF 827 and HF 1258— in the Education Finance Committee that aim to strengthen small school districts by supporting collaboration, consolidation, and shared services. HF 827 addresses outdated state aid formulas that have failed to keep pace with the real costs of school consolidation. Wrenshall and Carlton, two rural districts in our area, are working to merge to preserve education opportunities and keep schools in their communities.
Emergency organizations appreciated

3 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Local emergency organizations and personnal accept awards for jobs well done. Jeffery Peterson, Pete Boyechko, the Kettle River fire department first responders and the Carlton County Dispatchers all received awards for their accomplishments and dedication recently. The Barnum Fire Department and Essentia EMS nominated Peterson for the Lifetime Achievement Award. He has a decades long history begining as an EMS and firefighter in 1980 when he joined the Brevator Fire Department.
Leo the Lion prominent in spring

3 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Deane Morrison

In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation that topped the wintry array of bright stars. This is Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella. Capella now shines above Jupiter, the brightest object in the evening sky after the moon.
Parks offer opportunities

4 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Offering educational programs is just a small part of a state park naturalist’s job. “Programs are just the most public facing part of my job,” explained Kris Hiller, park naturalist at Jay Cooke State Park in Carlton. The interpretive presentations and activities are what most park enthusiasts see, but it only makes up 30 % of the job. Not all state parks are lucky enough to have a naturalist. Jay Cooke is the only one in Carlton County.
Senator visits Moose Lake Brewery

4 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Senator Amy Klobuchar stopped by the Moose Lake Brewery and talked to owner Shawn Wigg as part of her Minnesota Rural Economy Tour. Wigg took Klobuchar and Moose Lake city staff on a tour of the brewery as he answered questions about the process and how his business is doing 10 years after it opened. Klobuchar cosponsored a bipartisan bill to boost small craft breweries like Wiggs. He said the tarrif on aluminum will add 3 cents per can, but otherwise he is not affected.
Previously unsolved murder has connections to Pine City

1 month ago | mlstargazette.com | T.A. LeBrun

An old murder case surfaced after being recently solved with the help of DNA sleuths from a New Jersey college. The case has surfaced some interesting Pine City connections, with the confessed murderer having lived in the area for a number of years and even disposing of the murder weapon here in Pine City. Jon Keith Miller, 84, of Owatonna, is being charged in Dunn County, Wisconsin for first degree murder in what was thought to be a cold case. On Feb. 15, 1974, Mary K.