by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Newport bid welcome to the new season with its annual Fall Festival Saturday, the first day of autumn. Storefronts welcomed the traffic, as a record number of participants came out for the festival’s favorite food competition. All... More »
Multiple departments respond to a barn fire on Leadville Road just outside Newport Center. When the blaze began early Saturday afternoon the Newport Center Fire Department called in help through Mutual Aid from the Newport City, Troy, North Troy, Irasburg, an... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — A new partnership has formed to bring experiential learning opportunities and more housing to downtown Newport, beginning with the farmhouse at the corner of East Main Street and Union Street. Through a new revolving loan fund creat... More »
by Matthew Wilson It was like watching an unstoppable force meet an immovable object when the Lake Region Union High School boys met the Peoples Academy High School Wolves on August 21, in a soccer match that went into double overtime and ended in a tie. From ... More »
by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — On August 12, a poorly placed piece of construction equipment allowed carbon monoxide (CO) to be sucked into the Coventry Village School’s ventilation system. The toxic gas affected several children in one classroom and caused the... More »
Thursday, September 14, the Derby Line Fire Department and members of the Vermont State Police, including its Bomb Squad join agents from Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Protective Service at the Interstate 91 port of entry Thursday. An incident... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — The air was full of smoke and dirt at the demolition derby on Sunday, as nearly 90 vehicles entered the ring to test their mettle and metal. The arena at the Orleans County Fairgrounds was set to be muddier than before after a rainy... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Tensions were high throughout the night as the council met in public and private during a three-hour special meeting September 6 for “the evaluation of city personnel (likely executive session).” After Mayor Linda Joy Sullivan calle... More »
Giant trucks are monstrously entertaining by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Adding to the high-octane attractions the Orleans County Fair regularly hosts, jacked-up monster trucks took to the air on Wednesday and Thursday evening. Daredevil drivers from near and ... More »
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, search crews located the body of Judith Giglio in the woods about a mile and a half from the home on Goodwin Mountain Lane in Westmore where she was last seen. The body was recovered early Tuesday evening and will be br... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE—The base of Hinton Hill Road was filled with emergency vehicles, Vermont State Police Cruisers, and cars belonging to game wardens, emergency responders, and regular citizens Sunday. Vermont State Police Lieutenant Andrew Jensen, ne... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY – Climbing a mountain is hard. Running up one must be harder, but that didn’t stop the hundreds of racers who came to Jay Peak Resort over the weekend. The twelfth annual Jay Peak Trail Running Festival saw runners from all over trekkin... More »
