A benefit for a local man with who is battling multiple cancers will be held at the Whitehall Athletic Club next month. A basket party to benefit Michael Kennedy will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9. Doors are scheduled to open at 11 a.m. with drawings set to begin at 1 p.m. In late October, [...]
Edgar F. Haskins, 93
Edgar Forrest Haskins, age 93, died early Tuesday morning, July 24, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center, following a couple years of declining health. He was born on Jan. 16, 1919, in Pawlet, Vt., the son of Edgar L. and Mary (Licence) Haskins. Edgar started and operated Haskins Propane and Appliances in Pawlet for many [...]
Breaking news: woman hurt in head-on crash
One woman was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center with head injuries following a car between her Jeep and a heavy-duty pickup truck towing a boat on a trailer, on Route 22A in Raceville early Wednesday afternoon. State police did not immediately have information on the names of the drivers, but the man driving the [...]
Edith F. Ballard, 87
HAMPTON — Edith F. Ballard, 87, of Ballard Road, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vt. Born on Feb. 2, 1925, in Whitehall, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Catherine (Rock) Hilder. She enjoyed reading, baking, arts and crafts, crocheting and also enjoyed [...]
Russell P. Panoushek Jr., 48
HAMPTON — Russell Palmer Panoushek Jr., age 48, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Russell was born on June 11, 1963, in Granville, the son of Russell Panoushek Sr. and the late Judith (Ballard) Panoushek. Russell was employed at Newmont Slate in Pawlet, Vt. He was into 4x4s [...]
Jackie Dale Mitchell, 76
West Pawlet, Vt. — Jackie Dale Mitchell passed away on June 18, 2012, at Rutland Regional Medical Center from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Jackie was born on February 5, 1936 in Electra, Texas and his parents were William Glen and Ester Lou Mitchell. Besides his parents, Jackie was predeceased by a brother, Bobby Glen Mitchell, [...]
Jacqueline “Jackie” (Jones) Thomas, 78
Jacqueline “Jackie” (Jones) Thomas, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vt. She was born on Oct. 4, 1933, the daughter of the late Selina (Gandrow) Jones and Thomas Jones. Jackie enjoyed bingo, bowling and reading her favorite books. She was an avid Green Bay Packers [...]







VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]