By Evan Johnson Killington’s offices have been busy preparing budgets for the coming fiscal year. At a town Select Board meeting Sept. 21, managers from Green Mountain National Golf Course, Killington Police Department, library, town listers and planning and zoning departments presented their progress on budgets for fiscal year 2019. The operating and capital budgets…

© Reese Brown Mikaela Shiffrin took first place in Slalom in the 2016 FIS World Cup race at Killington. By Evan Johnson With big crowds and world-class performances by some of skiing’s elite, the return of World Cup racing to Killington and the East Coast was one for the history books. Some 30,000 spectators made…

By Reese Brown U.S. Alpine racer Resi  Stiegler on-course at Killington. By Karen D. Lorentz For those who don’t follow ski racing, the FIS World Cup series is quite a  big deal. It’s a rare opportunity to see the best in the world compete in various ski disciplines right here in Killington. Prior to last year,…

By Evan Johnson In addition to the thrill of competing in the World Cup, American athletes will also keep their sights set on the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, scheduled for PyeongChang, South Korea, between Feb. 9-25. There will be a maximum of 22 athletes representing the United States in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, with…

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By Evan Johnson Volunteers maintain glades at the Brandon Gap, Saturday, Nov. 4. By Evan Johnson Backcountry skiers and other off-piste enthusiasts came out in force for the fifth annual Vermont Backcountry Forum on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Rochester. Presented by the Rochester Area Sport Trails Alliance (RASTA), the Catamount Trail Association (CTA) and the…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger The largest independent Canadian beer company says a small Rutland brewery has stolen its moose. Moosehead Breweries Limited, based in Saint John, New Brunswick, sued the Hop’n Moose Brewing Co. last week in federal court in Vermont, alleging trademark infringement. The Canadian firm alleges that the moose image the downtown Rutland…

Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) Director Erica Bornemann has requested a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to determine if the state qualifies for a federal Public Assistance disaster declaration.  The request asks for assessments in Addison, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington, and Windham counties. To qualify for…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger City Treasurer Wendy Wilton has been appointed by the Trump administration to a federal post. Wilton, who has served as the city’s elected treasurer for more than 10 years, has been named the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency state director for Vermont. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in a news release late Friday, announced the…

EAST DORSET— The family of Sandy Casey has announced the creation of a scholarship fund in her memory. The Sandy Casey Scholarship Fund, honoring the life of the East Dorset native who was killed in the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, will be overseen by a committee, including Sandy’s father Steven Casey, the president…

KILLINGTON— For the fourth year, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized nonprofit that provides sports and recreational programming on a daily, year-round basis to people with disabilities, will participate in the world-recognized charitable giving campaign, #GivingTuesday, on Tuesday, Nov. 28. It will harness the generosity of two donors: an anonymous Vermont Adaptive family…

KILLINGTON— For the last 25 years, the Vermont Brewers Association (VBA) has been running a brewers’ festival on the waterfront in Burlington. New for 2018, the brewers are getting together to create a collaboration festival outdoors in the picturesque mountain setting of Killington Resort on March 24. This smaller, more intimate festival, will have 30…

RUTLAND— The first in a planned series of sculptures highlighting local and regional history, was unveiled today, beginning a new chapter for downtown Rutland and the city’s ongoing revitalization. The sculpture, a massive bookstand holding a 3 foot high, open “Jungle Book,” its characters rising off the pages, was carved by Vermont artist Sean Hunter…

RUTLAND— Chapter 1, Vietnam Veterans of America, will rededicate the Rutland County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Main Street Park in Rutland Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. A brief ceremony will feature a new marble sculpture of a Vietnam soldier, the addition of 13 names to the Honor Roll of those men and women from…