Newport Daily Express

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Mike Olmstead

ORLEANS–It will be a different looking Lake Region Lady Rangers softball team head coach Tim Plastridge will field this season. Six members of last year’s team, including multiple key starters, have moved on, and this year the Lady Rangers are welcoming in eight new players, all juniors, to the team. “While we lost players from graduation that combined consistent hitting, defense, and base running, I am excited for our returning players to have their moment,” said Plastridge.

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Ed Barber

BARTON- At the Barton select board meeting on Wednesday, Lake Region Union High School director Gerry Cahill outlined concerns she has with H.454 the education reform bill, which is now under consideration in the Vermont Senate. There are provisions in the bill which can have an adverse impact on how education is delivered in the Northeast Kingdom, and its impact on low population communities.

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Ed Barber

DERBY- Marty Barrup (Vermont Rifle and Pistol Association) and John Jewell’s (Kingdom Firearms) collaborative efforts led to a gun show hosted at the Elk’s Club in Derby. It’s the first time in recent memory the area hosted a gun show; there are popular gun shows in Essex and Barre. A total of 43 tables were rented, and five other tables were donated. The donated tables are for non-profits, such as the National Guard, and Lake Region’s baseball team.

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Ed Barber

DERBY- The Derby Selectboard is seeking volunteers for the town’s recreation committee. The town owns a woodlot at the eastern side of Brownington Pond, the Salem Beach House, the green space in front of the junior high school, and is developing an eight acre park behind the town office. Last year pickleball courts, tennis courts, and a basketball court were built on a higher elevation in the park.

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Mike Olmstead

NEWPORT–A relatively warm and partially sunny afternoon at the Prouty Beach tennis courts was the setting for the North Country tennis Falcons to play their season opener against the Montpelier Solons. The Falcons are returning several players this season, but a lot of them are on the younger side, and the younger players are now stepping to fill the roles vacated by last year’s seniors.