By Erin Petenko/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Results from the 2020 census have revealed the deep impact of Vermont’s shifting population. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Chittenden County gained more people than any other part of the state. But another, perhaps less predicable, trend […]
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Featured, Local News, State News
Amtrak is back
Crowds gather in Rutland and Castleton to celebrate reopening By Polly Mikula At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 19, the James M. Jeffords Station in downtown Rutland was packed with passengers eager to board the Ethan Allen Express for the first […]
Killington, Local News
Killington Elementary playground plans enter Phase 2
Future funds will pay for more creative, customized elements aimed to inspire and bring ‘magic’ into the play space By Polly Mikula Soon after Killington Elementary School students departed for summer break on June 11, excavators showed up. A week […]
Killington, Local News
Killington reflects on pandemic, looks ahead
By Polly Mikula On Thursday, June 10, a couple hundred people from the community gathered, in-person, at the Killington Grand Hotel for the semi-annual update. Typically the event draws 600-700 attendees, Mike Solimano, president and general manager of Killington Resort […]
Featured, State News
State inches closer to 80% vax goal
At 79.4%, officials are hopeful that threshold could be reached this week By Polly Mikula As of Tuesday, June 8, 79.4% of the eligible population in Vermont has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, leaving just 3,139 […]
Local News
Kids catch catfish at Summit Pond last Saturday
By Polly Mikula The Huck Finn Catfish Derby, held Saturday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Summit Pond in Killington, raised over $1,000 for the Killington Elementary School (KES) Kids’ Kingdom Initiative. Participation cost $5 for […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, State News
‘It’s a matter of days’ before all mandates are lifted, gov says
By Polly Mikula Vermont is just days away from hitting its threshold to remove all Covid-related health restrictions, state officials said Tuesday, June 1. When 80% of the state’s eligible population is vaccinated (one dose administered to residents 12 years […]
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Kids Kingdom to be replaced at Killington Elementary
Community-built wood playground no longer meets safety, development requirements By Polly Mikula Killington Elementary School’s (KES) wooden playground, Kids’ Kingdom, has come to the end of its useful life and it will be removed in the coming weeks. The one-of-a-kind […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, State News
All Covid restrictions to be removed soon
Vaccinating 80% of the state’s eligible population may be achieved this week, the governor says By Polly Mikula Governor Phil Scott announced at the Friday, May 21, press conference that when 80% of Vermont’s eligible population — those age 12 and […]
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Killington forest fire continues to smolder
By Polly Mikula The forest fire that broke out Saturday, May 15, in Killington has been contained but is still smoldering. After initially being contained, it flared up again Wednesday and Thursday last week, requiring fire departments from 10 towns […]