A burning truck sends up a cloud of black smoke Friday afternoon. Kathy Mitchell-Eby was headed north on Interstate 91 in Sheffield when she encountered the blaze. She and many other motorists waited for a hour while firefighters from the Sheffield-Wheelock ... More »
Janice Ruth Currier Blais Janice Ruth Currier Blais was born on October 18, 1945, and died on September 27, 2024. Jan, as everyone knew her, lived her life to the fullest and spread joy and laughter to everyone she met. She was talented, quick-witted, and b... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Many of the stops members of Governor Phil Scott’s cabinet made on September 25 for the “Capital for the Day” tour of Orleans County were made to check out the success of schools or businesses in the area. Secretary of Human Servic... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Their season may have gotten off to a rocky start, but it seems the Falcons are finally flying. On the heels of a win, the team pressed through again Friday when they faced Mount Mansfield Union High School’s Cougars. Soaring hi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 9:20 a.m. on September 25, Governor Phil Scott and his cabinet took their seats under one of the three shelters that make up Tent City, the temporary classrooms set up behind North Country Union High School. The partition th... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — Winter is coming. The trees know as they show with the change of their leaves. The wind can tell you when it rattles the eaves. So, with winter in mind, the Derby Select Board discussed issues regarding the roads they are charged... More »
Aurele “Beeb” Souliere Aurele “Beeb” Souliere, 90 died peacefully on September 22, 2024, in Brownington. If you had the good fortune to know Beeb and spend any time with him over the years, you would say without a doubt, “he was one of a kind.” Beeb was bo... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — If implemented, the healthcare restructuring plan set out by a consulting firm hired by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), could mean radical changes at North Country Hospital, and other smaller hospitals in the state. Those c... More »
by Matthew Wilson LOWELL — Small towns are often tightly knit around the schools which serve them. Take, for example, the Lowell Graded School. Sitting at the heart of the community, it serves as a center of activity for families in the area. For many yea... More »
by Kenzie Strange The North Country Union High School Falcons boys played the Lake Region High School Rangers September 18 and came away with a 3 – 1 victory. The game started out physical with the Rangers taking a shot on goal 30 seconds in as they quickly... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A married couple pled guilty to felony charges of first-degree arson and insurance fraud in a case that dates back to 2019. Judge Rory Thibault deferred sentencing for three years, meaning that if Teresa Guay, 60, and Roger Guay, ... More »
Dennis Guy Favreau Dennis Guy Favreau, 70, of Newport, died on September 15, 2024, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on March 21, 1954, in Anchorage, Alaska, to the late Claude and Odile (Poulin) Favreau. On May 4, 1985, he married Garri T... More »
