Moose Lake Star Gazette - Serving Carlton and Pine Counties since 1895

Noah Wells (holding fish) of Esko caught and released this nice northern on Sunday, Mother's Day, the second day of fishing opener weekend, on Moosehead Lake. Noah is pictured with his...

There are a variety of diseases transmitted by ticks in Minnesota. The most well-known is Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are transmitted from deer ticks to humans. In 2011, there were 1,201 confirmed cases in Minnesota...

Despite rain and cool temps, crowds of people participated in the Mercy Foundation Moose Run at the Moose Lake City Park Saturday, May 4. Always held the first Saturday in May, the first event of the...

One of the oldest churches in the area will be celebrating 125 years of its history on Thursday, May 16. St. Isidore’s Catholic Church of Sturgeon Lake has long years of service to the faithful....

Moose Lake High School's Music Department recently presented "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown." Actors were Nick Patiuk as Charlie Brown, Kody Gerard as Linus, Maddie Ross as Lucy, Ellie Riihiluoma...

Receiving awards at the Willow River High School spring concert are Apiraya “Pop” Lertviram (Underclassmen Award), Chloe Maloney (National Choir Award), Maia Killerud (John Philip Sousa Band...

Willow River High School students and their dates enjoyed a "Woodland Wonders" themed prom Saturday. Pictured, the couples look their best in tuxedos and dresses for the Grand March held in the...

Barnum Elementary School is one of only seven schools to receive Minnesota School of Excellence validation this year. Since the program’s inception in 1986, 161 schools have received this honor....

The Willow River LifeSmarts team participated in LifeSmarts Nationals 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. The team placed 11th out of 39 teams, only four questions away from making it to the semi-finals."They...

Moose Lake Elementary School held their annual Grandparent's Day celebration Friday, April 26 at the school. The theme was "Kindness Around the World." Students in grades kindergarten through sixth...

Moose Lake High School students and their dates donned tuxedos and dresses for Saturday's prom themed "When in Rome." Following photos and Grand March at the school, students headed to Clearwater...

The Willow River Garden Club, better known as the Feed and Weed Girls, are thinking about spring and summer (even though it looks a lot like winter outside). The past few years, they planted hanging...

Barnum and Moose Lake’s Early Childhood Programs have collaborated for another year to host their 4th Annual “Transportation Night and Spaghetti Dinner.” All the funds are divided between the two programs and used to help enhance their Early Ch...

Barnum High School students put on their best for Saturday's prom, themed "Footloose." Those attending traveled to Clyde Ironworks for dinner and a dance following the grand march held at the school....

Mercy Hospital and Moose Lake School's AGE to age Program are partnering to bring together a potpourri of local services, organizations and businesses at the Community Connection Health & Wellness Fair. This free event for community members of all ag...

Willow River LifeSmarts members Hayley Johnson, Jacob Nikko, Adam Daoust, Aryn Jacobson and Summer Behrman were presented at the April 9 Willow River school board meeting. Willow River’s LifeSmarts...

The Barnum High School John O. Calverley Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is pleased to announce the induction of the following students to its membership on April 8: Alexis Kettelhut,...

Cromwell earned third place out of 21 teams at the Section 7A Speech Tournament held on Friday, April 5, at Hibbing Community College. Blackduck was the section champion and Duluth Marshall was the...

Abby Kahara, a teacher from Barnum Schools, has been selected to the 2013 LearnZillion Dream Team. More than 3,000 teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators from across the country applied, and only 200 were chosen to the highly selective...

Sandhill Cranes are making their return to the area, despite the cool, snowy and wet weather. Above, a sure sign of spring, these Sandhill Cranes were seen along a rural northern Pine County road...

The organizers of the Mercy Foundation Moose Run have decided to switch from manual timing to chip timing. According to race organizer Byron Kuster, “In past years, we’ve always had trouble...

Residents of Pine County have had access to low cost pet care for the past two years. A program was developed, based out of Camp One Heartland of Willow River, after concerns were expressed about redu...

Barnum High School band and choir students traveled to New York last week. While there, the band performed at Lincoln Center for the Arts and the choir performed at St. John's the Devine. The choir...

On Monday, March 18, the Moose Lake Community Schools band and choir competed in the Section Music Contest at The University of Minnesota Duluth. The band received two superior ratings. Jazz band...

Despite being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, 35-year-old Ben Anderson and his family of Blackhoof remain close, happy and strong. Ben’s battle is not his alone. Every step of the way his...