$285 million spent from 2010-2019, auditor’s report finds Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer released a first-ever comprehensive accounting of Vermont state government’s total annual spending in support of Vermont’s dairy industry, Monday, May 10. From state fiscal year 2010-2019, the […]
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Local group aims to help bring asylum seekers to the city
By Katy Savage As the nation’s southern border starts to open after a year-long shutdown, a group in Rutland is preparing to welcome asylum seekers. Bridge to Rutland (B2R), a group of people from several local parishes, has raised about […]
Featured Pets for May 12-18, 2021
1-year-old. Spayed female. German shepherd mix. Black and beige. Adorable young lady with lots of energy looking for a new home! I am the perfect size to take for a ride in the car, sit on your lap and yes, […]
Killington seeks $50 million to fund road reconstruction and municipal water system
Developer says ‘but for’ town’s investment in infrastructure ski village is too costly, water tests put seven businesses on ‘do not drink orders’ By Polly Mikula The town of Killington is facing costly infrastructure limitations but the solution could prove […]
Everyone Eats: Rutland and Windsor Counties
For more information visit: vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org/everyone_eats Rutland County Vermont Farmers Food Center 251 West Street, Rutland Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (Drive-thru; first-come, first-served) Rutland Veggie Van Go Diamond Run Mall Thu 4/22, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. For more […]
Electric fencing offers protection against chicken predation
Keeping a small flock of chickens at home to provide eggs and meat has become increasingly popular, but many first-time small-scale poultry farmers are discovering that several species of wildlife like the taste of chicken as much as we do. Therefore, […]
Groups appeal permit authorizing sinking of ferry in Lake Champlain
Out of concern for Lake Champlain’s underwater ecosystems, the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and the Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) have appealed a permit issued by the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) to allow the sinking of a 152-foot-long ferry […]
Local couple buys Northshire Bookstore
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger When Ed and Barbara Morrow founded Northshire Bookstore in 1976, they moved with their son, Chris, into an apartment below the shop. Chris, who was 9, remembers climbing a ladder from their home through a trap door that […]
Randolph editor, publisher, ‘quintessential journalist’ Dick Drysdale dies
By Katie Jickling/VTDigger Dick Drysdale, a longtime editor, publisher and reporter who spent his life telling stories about — and to — a community he loved, has died. He was 76. Drysdale manned the helm of the White River Valley Herald […]
A buzz at Mission Farm
Vicar Lisa Ransom and Farmer Priest Rachel Field welcomed two colonies of honey bees to Mission Farm in Killington, Sunday, May 2. Bees are part of the plan to bring regenerative agriculture practices to Mission Farm. Field explained all the steps […]