By Emma Cotton, VTDigger CASTLETON — In Rutland County, a plan to merge Castleton University with two other institutions in the state college system has people worried about losing the identity of the school, which provides an economic boost to the area. Locals have continued to express disapproval of the plan  trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System…

By Katy Savage Hannah Soar got to Boston from a red eye flight out of Kazakhstan at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20 after being named the third best mogul skier in the world at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. Soar was home in Killington by 10 a.m. At noon, she was skiing. “It’s just…

By Polly Mikula “We plan to keep Base Camp going and add in the bike piece,” said Ben Colona of his plans for Base Camp Outfitters in Killington, which he purchased last week with co-owner Phil Back. Colona is the current president of the Killington Mountain Bike Club (KMBC) and Black is the vice president.…

Mike and Diane Miller reflect on 32 years in business By Polly Mikula Despite spending 32 years specializing in Telemark, Nordic and Alpine touring (AT), Mike Miller, said the sale of Base Camp Outfitters last week all came down to mountain biking. “It was kind of funny and ironic, the way it all worked out,”…

  By Julia Purdy Editor's note: This is part one in a three-part series exploring the rapidly rising cost of housing, real estate in Central Vermont. The disappearance of realistically affordable housing is a story that is told over and over, especially in the rental arena. Vermont is in the middle of the pack among…

The sprint adds excitement, attracts crowds, goes global By Polly Mikula “We’re the ones who started the sprint series which is now an Olympic event,” Mike Miller said of the cross-county race he developed. “It started at Mountain Meadows, that was the first one. The next year we traveled all over the country — Alaska,…

By Victoria Gaither A year after Gov. Phil Scott ordered restaurants and bars to close due to the coronavirus, March 16, 2020, two restaurant owners in Killington and one in Rutland looked back on a year of challenges, changes, and Covid-19 precautions. “It was a challenging year, last year being our first year open and…

All Vermonters are eligible by April 19 Governor Phil Scott has laid out a timeline for all remaining age bands to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination. Based on the supply assurances from the federal government, the state says all Vermonters who want to be vaccinated can expect be fully immunized by July 1. Additionally, high…

By Brooke Geery At Killington Mountain School, you can get an education, but more importantly, you can get on snow nearly every day. Woodward Killington’s miles of freeriding and terrain parks offer an exceptional training facility for those who want to improve their skills, or just have fun! One of the favorite parks of many…

10-year age bands to open weekly over next month, with 16+ slated for April 19 Governor Phil Scott on March 19 laid out the projected timeline for all remaining age bands, which will govern the state’s vaccination distribution process moving forward. Based on the supply assurances from the federal government, the state aims to have…

By Polly Mikula Plans to move Rutland Free Library out of downtown, and relocate it to the former College of St. Joseph (CSJ) campus, have fallen through — at least for now. Library trustees had hoped to buy the former college library building from Heartland Development, which plans to acquire much of the former campus from…

By Erin Petenko/VTdigger Based on increasing Covid-19 vaccine supply, Gov. Phil Scott estimates that life in Vermont could return to normal by the Fourth of July, he said Tuesday, March 16 at his twice-weekly press conference. Scott learned in a national call with the White House on Tuesday that vaccine makers are ramping up their…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND—Judge Peter Hall died early Thursday morning, March 11, one week after announcing he would step back from the region’s federal appellate court. Hall, 72, was the lone Vermonter on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which is based in New York City. Judge Geoffrey Crawford, Vermont’s chief federal district…

By Katy Savage The niece of a man killed in a hit and run in Mendon Thursday, March 11, is asking the public for help in identifying who hit him. “I’m struggling with what happened,” Amanda Miles wrote in a message to her late uncle on Facebook. “You didn’t let life bring you down and you…

Timeline of Covid-19 related executive orders in March 2020 March 7: the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Vermont. March 13: Governor Scott declared a State of Emergency. March 13, Governor Scott restricted non-essential gatherings of more than 250 people and prohibited all non-essential out-of-state travel by state employees. March 13: Governor Scott restricted…