by Joseph Gresser At his press conference Monday, Governor Phil Scott was asked about the three new cases of COVID-19 been found in Orleans County. He turned the question over to Vermont State Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso. “I will say that we shouldn’t be ala... More »
by Tena Starr TROY — A much loved and notoriously hardworking farm woman died last week in a tractor accident. Alice Randall of Troy was killed when the tractor she was driving to push silage fell into a hole, and she fell off, the tractor running over her. Mi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — With emergency COVID regulations still in place, North Country Union High School’s 171 seniors were honored Saturday with a graduation unlike the school’s 52 previous commencement exercises and likely one that will never be repeat... More »
Car parade and virtual ceremony for Lake Region grads by Meghan Wayland ORLEANS — Seniors at Lake Region Union High School wanted three things from their graduation Sunday. “They wanted to walk across a stage, they wanted their families to be in attendance, ... More »
Magma, a year old Tunis sheep, gets his first sheering! More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT — Downtown Newport was shut down Thursday afternoon after a man called NEKCA a little before 2 p.m. and threatened that there may be a bomb in the building. According to Newport Police Chief Travis Bingham, the man told NEKCA... More »
by Meghan Wayland Even though restaurants are allowed to open under limited circumstances, some say the continuing restrictions don’t allow them to make a living. Frank Richardi has been in the restaurant business for 40 years. Nineteen of them, he’s owned ... More »
Balloons and pictures of graduates lined the parking areas at North Country. Photo by Tena Starr More »
North Country Union High School’s graduating seniors paraded from the Eastside Restaurant in Newport to the high school, and then around the city Friday afternoon. Graduation will be held June 6 at the school. Photo by Tena Starr More »
by Meghan Wayland Barton Boy Scout Troop #862 has been making American flags out of salvaged wood, pine, and balsam fir to fund a summer trip to the Florida Keys. Despite COVID-19, the troop is driving to Monroe County, Florida, on June 13 in a motorhome don... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — “Joyce Croteau is no longer an employee of the Town of Barton.” That response, dictated by Brian Monaghan, the lawyer the select board hired to guide them through the process of divesting the town of its zoning administrator, was al... More »
