Jana Peterson
Peterson grew up in Vincennes, Ind., though her parents are both natives of Minnesota. Peterson worked in London for seven years following her graduation, and her first newspaper job came with the Austin Daily Herald after she moved back to Minnesota. There, she worked as the city beat reporter, also covering the school board and writing feature stories. Peterson met her husband, Brady Slater, in Austin, where he worked as the sports editor at the newspaper. The two later moved to Pocatello, Idaho, where Brady worked his way up to sports editor at the Idaho State Journal and Jana worked on various assignments such as the Idaho State University beat reporter, editor and creator of the Family Living Magazine, feature writer, niche publications editor and updating the website. After six years, the two decided to move back to Minnesota. Peterson and husband Brady now have three children – Frances, 11, and Jack and Henry, 8, who are fraternal twins. They moved to the Northland four years ago and bought a house in Cloquet three years ago. During that time, Peterson has worked as the editor of the Duluth Budgeteer News, a weekly newspaper delivered to 40,000 homes in Duluth, Hermantown and Proctor.Contact
Cloquet bus driver charged
A 73-year-old Cloquet school bus driver who was fired after being accused of grabbing the back of a first-grader’s neck and shaking him was charged Friday with misdemeanor use of force.Pine Journal, 05/10/2013
Different agencies work together to arrest alleged drug traffickers
Thanks to a tip from the Boundary Waters Drug Task Force, local law enforcement officials arrested three Iron Range residents for possession of drugs April 23 in Moose Lake.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Man charged with stealing van, fleeing police
A Duluth man was arrested last week after the van he allegedly stole got stuck in the snow in a Scanlon neighborhood.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Spring has sprung...and so has the river
The National Weather Service continued its flood warning for the St. Louis River at Scanlon Wednesday morning. Although the river had dropped from 9.9 feet Tuesday to 9.8 feet Wednesday, weather service warnings said precipitation in the form of rain or snow Wednesday through Saturday will contribute to higher river flows.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Cloquet bus incident still under investigation
An incident involving a school bus driver allegedly assaulting a first-grade student April 25 is still under investigation, Cloquet City Attorney Frank Yetka said Wednesday.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Carlton teachers union ratifies two contracts
After nearly two years without a contract, teachers and school district officials not only reached an agreement on the current contract, they also ratified the next one.Pine Journal, 05/03/2013
Women’s church group speaker will highlight sex trafficking victims
Esko native Erin Aili will share a message of hope and healing for victims of sex trafficking at the newly formed Heart to Heart friendship ministry, which will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Esko.Pine Journal, 05/01/2013
Spring snowstorms cause issues for road crews, wildlife
Challenging. That’s the way both county and city engineers described the wet, heavy snow that broke the record for snowfall in the month of April this year.Pine Journal, 04/26/2013
Found and lost again
A Cloquet man who was reported missing by his family in January and who is wanted for questioning by law enforcement was apparently living in a state park in California until recently.Pine Journal, 04/26/2013
Commission tackles kennels, crushing and tax abatement
In a move designed to simplify the city code, Cloquet Planning Commission members Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend a plan to no longer require a city license for commercial kennels, because the kennels are already required to go through a very similar process to obtain a conditional use permit.Pine Journal, 04/26/2013
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