West Rutland News

A West Rutland man pleaded innocent in Bennington District Court on Tuesday to a felony charge of attempted embezzlement.

When the Stone Bench Project began in 2004, it was a way to help teenagers in the mountain villages surrounding Ayacucho, Peru, attain carving skills that could help them earn a living as artists.

A West Rutland man was charged with a felony for allegedly trying to order parts for his girlfriend's car under the auspices of his former employer.

Christopher Grant, 35, of West Rutland is facing a drunk driving charge arising from a motorcycle accident Saturday in Clarendon.

A Rutland County community is trying to block a proposed wind project. Community Wind Power wants to build 45 turbines on ridge lines in Ira, Poultney, West Rutland and Clarendon.

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.

Shortly after 9 a.m. a year ago today, 12-year-old Brooke Bennett and her uncle, Michael Jacques, walked into a Cumberland Farms convenience store in Randolph.

The Marble Valley Players are performing "Daddy's Girl" at the West Rutland Town Theater this weekend, and will return with two additional performances next weekend.

NeighborWorks of Western Vermont has announced it will offer three free homebuyer education classes this month thanks to sponsorship from Citizens Bank.

Beautiful evening last night at the Shelburne Museum for "Three Girls and Their Buddy" - Emmylou Harris , Shawn Colvin , Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller .

West Rutland marshal Kate Lincoln pauses as seniors file by her on their way to West Rutland School's graduation exercises Friday evening.

On Saturday, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont will join the West Rutland leaders, businesses and residents to help "flower the town." Beautification of the historic downtown area begins at 10 a.m. in the NWWVT parking lot and will conclude at noon with free Ben & Jerry's ice cream courtesy of the Rutland store, according to NWWVT.

After years of working together, the town of Rutland and the school are parting ways when it comes to buying fuel.

Police are looking for a West Rutland man who is wanted for causing a motor vehicle accident that injured his wife.

Wreaths adorn memorials while flags flutter in the breeze at St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery in West Rutland.

A Mount Tabor man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $31,000 worth of painkillers in a theft of a West Rutland pharmacy was sentenced recently to a three-to-five-year jail sentence all suspended except for two years to serve at the St.

I ventured home from Madison recently on Highway 14 and encountered something Evansville commuters are dealing with every day: construction around Oregon.

When the Farmers' Market migrates from its winter home on Wales Street to its summer site at Depot Park on Saturday, it will be marked for the first time by the type of event dear to Rutlanders' hearts: a parade.

Today is the last day for West Rutland residents planning on holding a yard sale on May 16 to register for inclusion on the townwide map.

This year's Paramount Summer Music Series closes out with Grammy winner and West Rutland's own Dan Tyminski and the Dan Tyminski Band.