I spent three days in Tulsa, Oklahoma, teaching trial advocacy to rookie prosecutors from across the country. I was invited by the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and humbled ...

In a show of solidarity, Minnesota Sheriffs and County Attorneys gathered to sound the alarm on a critical public safety and health concern regarding the 48-hour rule and the urgent ...

Willow River School junior, Katia Erickson is excited to attend Girls State June 15-18 at Bethel University in St. Paul. The ...

Barnum High School 2025 commencement exercises were held on the beautiful evening of Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m. in the Barnum ...

After finishing second, third, and sixth in the last three state tournaments and coming in to the ‘25 tourney as Minnesota ...

This year’s recipient of the Special Education Transporter of the Year is none other than Willow River Area School ISD 577’s Osten Berg. The Minnesota Association of Pupil Transportation has a yearly ...

Hello Moose Lake, my name is Matthew Bohnsack and I am very excited to contribute to the Star Gazette. As a 17 year old ...

The controversial green burial conversation continues in Carlton County after an out of towner purchased property in Blackhoof Township in the fall of 2022 to create a green burial cemetery.

Anyone with concerns or questions regarding the use of herbicides along the Soo Line Trail can contact the Carlton County Land Department; 1630 County Road 61, Cariton MN 55718 (218) 384-9179 or by ...

Marsha Asp celebrated her retirement from the Cromwell Wright School with school staff, her children, friends, and the community on May 16, 2025. She wishes to thank everyone who came, ...

It was a one-bird feeding frenzy. A gray catbird with a stubby tail fed, then did a jazz riff. Then it meowed like a cat before eating more. Why did ...

Nothing in my outward appearance or extensions of myself would suggest to others that I am a Type A personality. Neither my kitchen, my truck, any “career” (or lack there ...