Carlton

Tony Compo and Anny Gustafson are running for Carlton County Commissioner District 2. Mark Thell and Susan (Sue) Zmyslony are running for Commissioner District 4. Dan Danielson and Chad Walsh are running for sheriff. Robert Fox, John Pesonen Johnson and Mike Schultz are running for Soil and Water Conservation District 3.

The Iron Range offers a window into communities reckoning with how their identities must change for the betterment of future generations as schools increasingly collaborate.

MnDOT staff will answer questions and collect feedback for an ongoing study of the high-traffic area connecting neighborhoods, recreators and businesses.

Wrestlers from Grand Rapids, Staples-Motley and Badger-Greenbush/Middle River topped the podium at state Feb. 28, 2026, with another 35 Northlanders from 12 teams winning medals.

Over 100 student-athletes from rural Northern Minnesota will wrestle at the 2026 state tournament in St. Paul, with a strong representation from the north-central region.

The Ely boys and Cook County girls will also compete Feb. 11-12, 2026, at Giants Ridge, along with individual qualifiers from Bemidji, Ely, Proctor-Hermantown, Grand Rapids, Two Harbors and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton.

Student-athletes competing for Cook County, Brainerd, Proctor-Hermantown, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Detroit Lakes will race in the state alpine meet in Biwabik on Feb. 10, 2026.

Two Northland athletes medaled at the 2025 state cross-country meet, and six others finished in the top 20.

Twelve Northern Minnesota teams will race in the Twin Cities on Nov. 1, 2025, plus 37 individual qualifiers from across the Northland.

Nearly 40 student-athletes from rural schools across the Northland will race at next week's state meets at Giant's Ridge.