Sports

Twin Valley softball loses close game to Eagles

ARLINGTON- The Twin Valley varsity softball team dropped a 17-16 decision to the host Arlington Eagles in the season opener for both schools Friday afternoon.
Twin Valley jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first. Tori Dix singled and scored the first run, Landon Moore drew a walk,...

Eagles top Wildcats in opener

ARLINGTON- The host Eagles topped Twin Valley 8-3 in their high school varsity baseball season opener, held Wednesday, April 9.
Halen Ranslow got the start on the mound for Twin Valley. Arlington nicked him for two runs in the first inning and added six more in the third. Twin Valley...

Intro-to-fishing clinics open to all this spring

MONTPELIER – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is holding a series of free introductory fishing clinics this spring, open to people of all ages and levels of experience, including those who are completely new to fishing. Equipment will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring...

Youth turkey hunting weekend starts April 26 and the regular season kicks off May 1. Photo by Charlie Drury

Turkey hunting season starts soon

VERMONT- It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting, with youth and novice weekend on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, and the regular season from Thursday, May 1 to Saturday, May 31.
To hunt turkeys on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, a youth must be 15 or younger and must have...

Mount Snow GM settling in, getting to know mountain, community

DOVER- Mount Snow resort’s new general manager, Lea Gabrielle Potts, says Mount Snow has been a special place for her for a long time. The mountain has become even more special for her, as Potts has been in charge of the valley’s biggest employer and biggest attraction since December.
“It...

Anglers can start dropping their lines on Saturday, opening day of the trout season.

Trout fishing season opens Saturday

MONTPELIER - Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 12.
Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind. State...

Twin Valley Middle High School basketball award winners

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School athletes have earned a number of accolades for the recently completed basketball season.
The boys’ varsity team, led by coach Chris “CB” Brown, finished the season with a 15-7 record. They beat Leland & Gray in the first round of the Vermont...

Various areas of the Green Mountain National Forest will undergo prescribed burns this spring.

Various areas of the Green Mountain National Forest will undergo prescribed burns this spring.

Controlled burns set for GMNF

VERMONT- The Green Mountain National Forest officials are planning prescribed fire operations beginning in April and continuing in May. They estimate this work to continue through the spring as weather conditions allow. They use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help...

Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open on Thursday, April 3.

Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open on Thursday, April 3.

Shooting range is ready to open for the season

HARTLAND- The Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open on Thursday, April 3, at 10 am.
The range operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Range users must sign in with an onsite range safety officer and have a valid Vermont hunting or fishing license or be the...

A guide from the Vermont Museum of Natural History makes a point during a previous spring nature walk. Courtesy Vermont Museum of Natural History

A guide from the Vermont Museum of Natural History makes a point during a previous spring nature walk. Courtesy Vermont Museum of Natural History

Museum nature walk on Saturday

MARLBORO- Join the Vermont Museum of Natural History staff at 10 am on Saturday, March 22, for a trek in the woods. Gather in the parking lot at the Pool Nature Center and head off into the surrounding forest. Participants will take the teachable moments as they come, but the main focus will be...