Courtesy  of KMS Turner Ramsay KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain School cyclist Turner Ramsay took the line with her fellow Junior 15-16 women competitors as the returning champion, after her emotional win in the 2015 race. Rain had fallen overnight, and racers took to the slick and muddy course at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., battling it out…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says preliminary numbers show 12,710 deer were taken during Vermont’s 2015 deer hunting seasons. Reports from big game check stations indicate hunters had successful deer seasons in 2015, taking 3,398 deer in archery season, 1,277 in youth season, 6,592 in rifle season, and 1,443 in muzzleloader season. The 12,710…

RUTLAND — College of St. Joseph basketball was in action just one day this past week. Both the men’s and women’s teams hosted Southern Maine Community College on Saturday, Jan. 9, and the Seawolves came off the bus ready to play. The Lady Saints started the night off by earning a gutsy win over a…

RUTLAND—Castleton University’s six ice hockey games will be broadcast live for both the men’s and women’s teams on cable Channel 20 by PEGTV, Rutland County’s public access television station.  PEGTV is partnering with Northeast Sports Network and host Jack Healey to deliver pre- and post-game coverage as well as play-by-play throughout the game. Men’s schedule:…

KILLINGTON—Students in kindergarten through sixth grade attended a ski/snowboard assembly on Monday, Jan. 11, in preparation for the first KES Trailblazer Day of the season, Thursday, Jan. 14. Areas of focus included ski attire, ski day procedures, and skiing and snowboard safety. The expectation is that all children will adhere to the rules on the…

  By Tim Traver During a mild winter in northern New England, there are those of us who rejoice over our lower heating bills and those who scan the forecast, hoping for cold and snow. In a classic El Niño year like this one, when we often get unseasonably mild weather well into February, there…

I missed Adult Swim’s initial December airing of the five-part miniseries “Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter,” but when I found out that the show was set in Vermont, I hastened to catch up. An absurdist melodrama about a gun-toting, neon-clad vagabond and the werewolf-plagued small town that commissions him as a bounty hunter, the show is…

This week finds me in a contemplative mood, approaching 60 days of skiing (I’d have more, but had to go to my family reunion in Dallas) and having a very good time with Pip the Impaler (my guinea pig), who seems to be settling into a far less aggressive (if still highly energized) role in…

It may have taken longer than usual but the WCW Ski Bum Race Series is underway! Racers were able to make up for lost time by taking two run in the inaugural Ski Bum Race Series. Video courtesy of Tim Buttner

Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Friends of Castleton Library present nationally renowned author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, author of “Mark Twain: A Life” and co-author of the number one New York Times bestseller “Flags of Our Fathers” — and Castleton resident —  Ron Powers with a program at the Castleton Free Library. Powers will present…

They don’t have revenge on their minds because these Nerds are grateful for the success they’ve enjoyed the past 30 years. This Sunday, Jan. 17, you will have a fun day if you head to the Pickle Barrel to see the Nerds, who are the ultimate cover band. There is not a genre they don’t…

LEICESTER — On Saturday, Jan. 09, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Vermont State Police responded to Champlain Beverage in the town of Leicester for a reported armed robbery. Investigation revealed three male subjects entered Champlain Beverage displaying a handgun and ordered the clerk to the floor. The three assailants went behind the counter while the…

On Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at about 3:30 a.m., Vermont State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Old Coach Road in Killington. Investigation revealed that Jaquanz L. Knight, age 28, of Rochester, N.Y., had been traveling north on Old Coach Road when his vehicle veered off the roadway, hitting a tree nearly head-on.…

By Robin Alberti

Courtesy of United Van Lines A map shows state-to-state migration patterns in 2015, according to the 39th annual National Movers Study. Oregon top destination of 2015, Vermont number 3 Vermont moved up to third in the nation and tops in the Northeast again in a national study on migration conducted by United Van Lines. The…