by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Vermont State Police Trooper James Gallup filed an affidavit that said a man called police around 6:48 p.m. on October 7 and said Lucian Mason, 46, of Glover, tried to stab him in front of Olney’s General Store in Orleans. The affi... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais ORLEANS — On October 2, game wardens and a representative from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department hosted an open discussion at the Orleans Municipal Building on the new hunting regulations to take effect in the 2026 season. The Fish... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Town animal control officer Renee Falconer attended the select board’s October 7 meeting and brought a large bill for boarding stray dogs with her. Ms. Falconer said she customarily asks to be paid for taking care of dogs every six ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Board members representing districts in the North Country and Orleans Central (OCSU) Supervisory Unions met here on October 8, to begin merger discussions mandated under Act 170. While the law, passed in the last legislative sessio... More »
Adrienne Michelle (Farley) Wilson Adrienne Michelle (Farley) Wilson died peacefully on September 17, 2026, with loved ones at her side. Michelle was born on June 15, 1930. She was the daughter of Charles Gordon and Violette (Pimer) Farley. She grew up in Wh... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais IRASBURG — This Sunday in Irasburg, the Kingdom Messengers Pathfinders club will host a fall market to raise money for its first mission trip to an orphanage in Cambodia. The organization plans for its youth to expand their worldview and ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say 53-year-old Derby resident Steven Sheltra fired a .22 caliber bullet through a door in his apartment knowing that two young men were in the room behind it. He pled innocent to two felony charges of first-degree aggravate... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY — When Derby’s Civil War memorial was raised in 1866, not much more than a year after the conflict ended, it was the first of its kind in Vermont. Some say it was the first Civil War memorial in the nation, Ken Lawson told a crowd of o... More »
Aleah Elizabeth Wells Aleah Elizabeth Wells was born into the arms of the angels and died on September 26, 2026. She was the beloved daughter of Britny and Derek Wells of Barton. She will be lovingly remembered by her brother Dylan, sister Kamryn, paternal gra... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Tim Ashe has worked as a staffer for Senator Bernie Sanders, served on the Burlington City Council, and, as a member of the Vermont Senate, headed that chamber’s finance committee and served as President Pro Tem. For the past five y... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais BRIGHTON — After two years of closure due to the impacts of 2024’s devastating flood, traffic is finally flowing across the bridge on Ten Mile Square Road. Ruggles Engineering Services, M3 Construction, and D&H Trucking worked hard to bri... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Bess O’Brien has had a long career as a documentary filmmaker. Audiences have come to expect and look forward to her empathetic dives into subjects that many might prefer to avert their eyes from. Instead, Ms. O’Brien spends time w... More »
