The way it looks now, as it has for months, the Minnesota Vikings will take quarterback J.J. McCarthy from national champion Michigan in Thursday’s NFL draft. To get McCarthy, the Vikings will trade their Nos. 11 and 23 first-round picks to either the Arizona Cardinals, who have the No. 4 pick, or the Los Angeles […]
Thomas “Tommy” W. Plankers, age 27 of Cloquet, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at home after a six-year battle with epilepsy. Tommy was born December 4, 1995, in Two Harbors, MN, the son of Michael and Tara (Hill) Plankers. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 2014. Tommy worked at Carmen’s Restaurant in Cloquet. He was a member of the Cloquet Country Club. Tommy’s passion was golfing, fishing, hunting, and gaming with his friends. He loved chicken tenders, chocolate milk, singing, his hair and Holly.