Leslie Smith, the daughter of Killington founder Preston Smith, was inducted into the Middlebury College Hall of Fame on Nov. 2. Smith, a member of the Middlebury College class of 1983, was Middlebury’s first four-time All-American. She finished second twice […]
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Local News, Sports
Chester boys soccer takes state D-III title for the first time
Staff report In an overtime game, Green Mountain Union High School’s fourth seeded boys soccer team in Chester defeated No. 7 Mill River 4-0 Saturday, Nov. 2 to take the D-III title at Hartford’s Maxwell Athletic Complex. This was Green […]
Local News, Obituaries
Obituary: Kurt Burdack, age 68
Kurt A. Burdack, 68, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 31, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. His family will celebrate his life privately. Family and friends will meet at Killington Peak at a later date. He was born in Orange, New […]
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KPAA names new volunteer and communications director
Staff report The KPAA has a new employee. Krista Neary, 26, started her new job as communications and volunteer director of the Killington Pico Area Association, replacing Sarah Newell, who left to become the town recreation and after school program […]
Local News
Test finds chemicals in KMS’ water
Area schools continue to be tested this week By Katy Savage Killington Mountain School is awaiting test results from a second water test after an initial test on Sept. 26 found elevated chemicals in the water supply. The test found […]
Local News
Rutland post office moves west
By Julia Purdy On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Rutlanders will buy their stamps and check their mailboxes in the U.S. Postal Service’s new lobby, located in the adjacent building locally known as the postal annex. Instead of climbing the marble steps […]
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State seeks FEMA assistance from Halloween storm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency visited Vermont Tuesday Nov. 5 to assess damage from floods and winds on Nov. 1. Vermont Emergency Management Director Erica Bornemann has requested the Preliminary Damage Assessment to determine if the state qualifies for […]
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Killington to pay back $137,000 to FEMA from Irene
After an appeal process, the federal government denied Killington a grant for a Tropical Storm Irene project, but decided to pay for another project. The town will have to pay FEMA back $137,000 for replacing a culvert on Stage Road […]
Featured, Local News
Vermont hemp growers in a ‘panic’ over proposed federal regulations
By Xander Landen/VTDigger Some Vermont hemp farmers are in a “panic” over hemp regulations proposed by the federal government this past week that would strictly regulate the amount of THC — the psychoactive chemical found in the plant when it’s harvested. […]
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Castleton journalism students partner with local newspapers
Castleton University student journalists are teaming up with University of Vermont students to provide news stories for local papers that otherwise might not get written. Funded by a $2,000 grant through UVM, Castleton students will be working with Castleton resident […]