By Katy Savage After two near-tragedies on the same day, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is reminding people to stay off of train tracks. Toni Clithero, the state operation coordinator of Operation Lifesaver of Vermont, Inc. at VTrans, said […]
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Rutland girls enjoy first experience in newly-formed Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout Troop 62365 in Rutland has been very busy since forming recently. Troop Leader Marisa Valent said the girls started by learning the Girl Scout Promise and played games to get to know each other. In January, they began […]
Rutland High School sophomores help bring USA Hockey National Title to Vermont
A Vermont youth hockey team with Rutland connections won a USA Hockey National Title in Troy, Michigan, on Monday, April 4. The Vermont St. Pats Hockey Club claimed the USA Hockey 16-and-Under Boys’ Tier II National Championship on Monday with […]
Young Hartland chef is driving her dream in a refurbished bus
By Curt Peterson Nora Rice was born and raised in Hartland, and developed her deep love for fresh local produce, farm-raised meats and the art of food preparation growing up at Cobb Hill Cohousing and Cedar Hill Farm. At 18, […]
Scott Howard remembered on his 69th birthday
By Brooke Geery On April 6, a group of friends gathered to remember local skier Scott Howard in the woods of Killington Resort and celebrate what would have been his 69th birthday. Howard died in June 2022 at age 67, […]
Dam improvements needed, according to auditor’s report
Killington’s Kent Pond Dam listed as a ‘significant hazard’ By Katy Savage A report from the state auditor found several of Vermont’s dams are in poor condition. Auditor Doug Hoffer completed the report in February, finding some dams have […]
Vaccination requirement lifted at Killington and Pico resorts
Staff report Mike Solimano, president and general manager of Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC, announced in a letter to staff earlier this week that Covid-19 vaccination would no longer be required for employment. “On behalf of Powdr, I am pleased […]
Killington raised $20K to benefit Ukraine relief efforts
Staff report Killington Resort has pledged to donate $20,000 to the Red Cross’s Ukraine relief efforts. The proceeds from the virtual silent auction held at the K-1 Base Lodge tear down party, March 20, entirely benefitted the Red Cross’s Ukraine […]
Local teen says skiing helps him overcome juvenile arthritis
By Victoria Gaither Arthritis is usually associated with older people, but a teenager in North Chittenden is on a mission to show another face of the debilitating condition. Dylan Aker, 16, has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which causes joint inflammation, pain, […]
Otter Valley district board schedules budget revote
By Angelo Lynn & Gene DeLorenzo/Addison County Independent Otter Valley Unified Union School District voters will have another opportunity to decide the fate of their district budget via an Australian ballot vote on Tuesday, April 26. The Brandon-area district will […]