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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Vermont needs fewer moose, more deer

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    by Joseph Gresser About 30 hunters gathered at Lake Region Union High School on March 24 to hear the latest word on Vermont’s moose and deer herds.  The crowd was considerably smaller than it has been in the past for such events. That may be because it was... More »

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Trustees recommend sale to VEC

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  by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Barton Village voters will be asked to approve the sale of their electric department to the Vermont Electric Cooperative.  The village trustees voted unanimously Monday evening to ask the question by Australian ballot on May 10, the ... More »

Obituaries 3.23.22

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Deborah Chadburn Valenta Deborah (Deb) Chadburn Valenta of Wayne, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York, and Rutland, died in early March, 2022, passing on to Heaven. She was the daughter of Marian Chadburn Valenta, and Joseph Valenta, who predeceased her. She... More »

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Yakking it up in Greensboro

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  by Leanne Harple   GREENSBORO — Travelers on Rocking Rock Road in Greensboro, are likely to find themselves rubbernecking out their car windows for a second glance at an unexpected sight: a field full of yaks.  Raddog Ranch, which is run by Noah and Danielle... More »

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Six Rangers run to Boston

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    by Luke Vidic Six Lake Region runners concluded their indoor season at the New England Championships on March 5 in Boston, Massachusetts.  An invitation alone is cause for celebration, without even considering the figurative hurdles the team had to clear a... More »

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Simard sentenced for 2016 slaying

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—The woman who killed Kevin Smith almost exactly six years ago, appeared by video in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on March 10 where she was given a five-year-and-six-month-to-15-year sentence by Judge Gregor... More »

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Daisy Dopp 1 – Glimpses of the Past

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  In 1983 the Orleans County Historical Society published an anthology of the writings of Daisy Sherburne Dopp.  Daisy was born on the family farm on Route 122 in Glover and spent most of her life there, only leaving the farm after losing her husband in 1969. ... More »

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Local shredders turn up for Castle Cup

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    Noah Jette, a snowboarder from Montgomery Elementary School, keeps his form heading down the slope. Riders in the Castle Cup Extreme competed Wednesday at Jay Peak. The event helps to support the Kingdom Course, an outdoor program for freshmen and sophomor... More »

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Swartz murder trial delayed

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by Joseph Gresser Thea Swartz, 54, of Orleans, was shot and killed at her home on May 15, 2018.  Her husband, Randall Swartz, 62, was to go on trial Monday on charges of first and second degree murder, charges he denies. Judge Lisa Warren, who was to have pres... More »

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Newport woman faces federal drug charges

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  by Joseph Gresser A Newport woman currently facing charges for allegedly dragging a Vermont State Trooper who tried to make a traffic stop, is also in trouble with federal authorities and facing a charge of conspiring to distribute cocaine, crack, and fentan... More »

Obituaries 3.9.22

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Betty Belle (Davis) Nutbrown   Betty Nutbrown, 85, of Orleans died in Newport on March 4, 2022. Betty was born on March 28, 1936, to the late John and Elsie Davis of Derby.  She married Donald Nutbrown on April 5, 1958.  Together they had five girls. Betty wor... More »

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Sunflower for Ukraine

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Pictured is nine-year-old Brianna Herman of Orleans.  She, along with her parents, Melissa and Jason Herman, built a snowy sunflower alongside Route 58 with love and prayers for the people of Ukraine.  A rainbow appeared behind, perhaps a hopeful sign that alt... More »