by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — It can be hard being the best; a lesson that North Country Union High School’s Falcons started learning Friday night. After walking away as Division II champions last season, the girls of North Country returned to the court intendi... More »
by Leanne Day Harple LAHAINA, Hawaii — Lizzy Gibson, who grew up in West Glover, now lives in Lahaina, Hawaii, on the Hawaiian island of Maui (full disclosure, she is also this reporter’s younger sister). If the name of her small city sounds familiar, it may... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER – Through the center of this town, a small brook flows. Coiling through the fields along the southern side of Route 105, the moving water has been held back by an old dam that sits beside the fire department. While the area ... More »
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as avian influenza, in ... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — On December 5 a group of local leaders met with the directors of a project they say will help those in the midst of a mental health crisis. Representatives from law enforcement agencies and mental health specialists talked to local r... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — The North Country Union High School Falcons had a good year on the gridiron. After posting a 6 and 2 record during the season, the 2023 football team fought its way to the Division 2 championship. While the team of student athlete... More »
On Tuesday, December 12, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Derby Troopers as well as Troopers from the Crash Reconstruction Team, members of the Orleans Fire Department, and the Orleans Ambulance Service responded to an automated notification of an airbag deploymen... More »
About 100 trucks and other vehicles line up on Route 5A in South Barton on Sunday in preparation for a show of admiration, and support for Carl Simino, a long-time local personality and timber harvester who has terminal lung and liver cancer. Participants drov... More »
by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — Meghan Chilafoux was up early Monday and busy getting her children ready for school when she heard a “huge explosion.” Looking out the window, she saw a big fire coming from the bridge over Route 14 right at the end of her drivewa... More »
by Trisha Ingalls Chris Herren’s story contains a frank account of drug use and its consequences. This is part one, the second installment will be in next week’s issue of the Chronicle. NEWPORT — When former NBA basketball player Chris Herren was 18, he made ... More »
IRASBURG, Vermont (Monday, Dec. 4, 2023) — A propane tanker that went off Vermont Route 14 early Monday morning and caught fire in the Black River continues to burn this afternoon. Inspection of the vehicle by drone has revealed a puncture in the side of the 1... More »
by Trisha Ingalls ORLEANS — The sixth annual Orleans tree lighting party happened Sunday, November 26, at the Orleans Fire Department. The weather was cold but it was festive in the fire station as volunteers handed out hot chocolate supplied by Olney’s Gener... More »
