Poultney News

Many people I know are attempting to reduce their carbon footprint when it comes to food.

POULTNEY, Vt. - Devin Lyons typically starts his days this summer cooking fresh eggs for breakfast from the farm's chicken coop.

The family of a Poultney man who died of a stab wound to the leg say they want justice in the case.

WHILE RAINFALL HAS ABATED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS RUNOFF FROM PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO OCCUR.

Five Rutland County groups have been awarded about $50,000 through the Vermont Community Foundation, the organization announced last week.

The town's Select Board plans to file documents with the state Public Service Board opposing a wind farm proposal to be located in Clarendon, Ira and neighboring towns.

Plans for a major wind power project in Rutland County have been scaled back. Community Wind Power had wanted to build up to 60 turbines on three separate ridges in the towns of Ira, Middletown Springs, Poultney, West Rutland, Clarendon and Tinmouth.

DATE/TIME:06/17/2009 @ approximately 1630 LOCATION :1621 Lewis Road Poultney VIOLATION: Aggravated Domestic Assault, Unlawful Restraint, Unlawful Mischief ACCUSED: Herman T. Hier AGE: 23 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Poultney, Vermont VICTIM: Betty Hier AGE:48 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Poultney, Vermont SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On the above date and time ...

A Poultney man was held without bail after police said he menaced his mother with a knife.

A Rutland County man who is waiting to find out if he will face charges for stabbing another man to death is accused of another vicious knife assault.

A Poultney man is being held on $35,000 bail after allegedly holding a woman at knifepoint and threatening to "kill someone," according to state police.

Today's lightning and rainy weather has forced the: * Postponement of the Division I high school boys lacrosse game between South Burlington and Essex planned in Burlington.

A private group plans to do an herbicide treatment of Eurasian water milfoil weeds in parts of Lake St.

Naked cyclists brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of sidewalk spectators Saturday as free-spirited riders spread a message of bike and body love.

A Poultney man is facing drug and assault charges after two separate incidents. David F. Bacon, 21, of Ruby Road, pleaded innocent Monday in Rutland District Court to a felony charge of possession of marijuana and misdemeanor charge of simple assault by menace.

Division 1 standout Keely Levins of Rutland had an up-and-down round, but it was plenty good enough to win the D-1 individual title shooting an 88.

It's not often that I'm eye-to-eye with a wild turkey, but I was on this occasion.

A town firetruck on its way to a call clipped a car at the intersection of Furnace and Beaman streets last week, according to state police.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Steven Shepardson AGE:39 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Wells, VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2004, Chrysler, Sebring DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Impact damage to entire front of vehicle INJURIES: None VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Lisa Kahrs AGE:43 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Salisbury, VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 1967, home made ...

Green Mountain College alumnus Pamela Chatterton-Purdy will give an informal talk at 3 p.m. Friday at the Feick Arts Center on her exhibit "Icons of the Civil Rights Movement." The exhibit contains portraits of civil rights leaders and events from the 1950s and '60s in ornamental frames painted with gold leaf.