By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW— A local committee dedicated to keeping the Black River High School open has invited the Ethan Allen Institute to speak on school choice. The Black River Independent School Committee (BRISC) will hear what the conservative Institute’s Rob Roper has to say on Nov. 14. The presentation will be given at the Ludlow…

By Lani Duke School back in session at Castleton CASTLETON—Castleton Elementary students returned to school Oct 31 after evacuating the school the day before. A small fire in a ceiling junction box caused officials to move students by bus to Castleton Village School to assure they would be warm and safe. Noticing a smoky odor…

By Lani Duke Wastewater release traced to a 50¢ fuse More than 1 million gallons of untreated sewage flowed into Otter and East creeks Aug. 5. At the time, Department of Public Works Commissioner Jeffrey Wennberg attributed the release to operator error, but the real culprit was a 50-cent fuse, the Rutland Herald reported. When…

Killington Police responded to 12 incidents between the dates of Oct. 28 and Nov. 3, including traffic stops, a drunk driver and a telephone scam, or almost two per day. At around 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, police responded with Killington Fire to a fire alarm activation on Barrows Towne Road. At around 6 p.m.…

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is getting back to basics, and that includes a return to Sunday night racing in 2018. As the historic Vermont stock car racing facility coverts its half-mile track from asphalt surface to natural clay, management is working diligently on the format for the 52nd season next summer. The decision to race on…

Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum is pleased to announce it has received a $102,000 grant to be disbursed over three years from The Canaday Family Charitable Trust to provide elementary school teachers with educational resources and programs in the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Rutland County. The grant allows Wonderfeet personnel to deliver the…

Over 270 members of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network convened Oct. 26-27, 2017 at the seventh annual Farm to Plate Network Gathering in Killington to address workforce development and business succession challenges in Vermont’s farm and food economy. The local food economy is growing and gross local food sales currently account for approximately 7…

Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America and part of the POWDR adventure lifestyle company, is scheduled to kick off its 2017-18 winter season at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, becoming the first Eastern resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season, on Wednesday, will…

The Board of Directors of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) voted at their October meeting to cease operations by year end. RAFFL currently operates five programs and is in negotiations with local food system partners to continue this work. “The decision to close RAFFL was not reached easily,” said Larry Courcelle, RAFFL’s…

By Evan Johnson Thousands of Vermonters remain without power this week after an aggressive windstorm Sunday night and Monday morning downed trees and powerlines, taking out electricity throughout the state. “Power companies are making progress, but report that there are some customers who could be without power for multiple days,” said Gov. Phil Scott on…

By Evan Johnson PEGTV has  announce the addition of a new show to channel 15, one designed with its youngest viewers in mind. “ZING A Show for Children,” is PEGTV’s first-ever show for children. After years of producing at PEGTV, Volunteer Independent Producer Mary Crowley decided to create a show with children’s needs at the…

By Evan Johnson The rider and passenger of a motorcycle were hospitalized with injuries sustained in a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 4 and East Mountain Road in Killington on Sunday. According to a press release from the Vermont State Police, Killington Fire Department, Regional Ambulance Service, Manchester Rescue Squad, and Wallingford Rescue…

By Evan Johnson On a recent morning in the Killington Elementary School library, Duncan McDougal, executive director of the Children’s Literacy Foundation, posed a riddle to a group of students that sat cross-legged in front of him: How was he able to travel from his home in Waterbury, Vt. to Antarctica, where he spent time…

Pockets of trees in Vermont were still showing peak foliage conditions until Oct. 24, displaying full-bodied orange and yellow hues, and bright reds that are especially spotlighted by early-morning and late-afternoon autumn sunlight. All stages of fall color are now present across Vermont in what is now among the most prolonged and varied fall foliage…

CHITTENDEN—The Town of Chittenden’s Emergency Management Team in conjunction with Green Mountain Power announce the initial testing of the warning siren located at the hydro station, Powerhouse Road, Chittenden. Testing will occur on Nov. 1 at noon and again at 6:30 p.m. Initial testing will last for one minute on each time; in a real…