Killington ski resort says it's going to power one of its lifts this season with electricity generated from methane gas recovered from cow manure.

Killington resort got its first dusting of snow this week and the resorts' new president hopes it's a good omen for the upcoming season.

A select board member in Killington has proposed giving free tuition to people who relocate to the resort community.

Killington's Select Board is planning to make over the entrance to the central Vermont resort town along Route 4 and Route 100. The goal, town officials say, is to create "a true sense of arrival" to the biggest ski area of the east.

It's that time of year when Vermont cities and towns are setting their tax rates, and select board and city council minutes show many have increased them slightly as they enter the 2013 fiscal year.

A petition drive led to a special election Tuesday. Voters were asked whether they wanted to keep a town manager or revert to the system where select board members play a larger role in managing town affairs.

Voters in Killington have received a letter from the town's Select Board clarifying the upcoming vote to determine whether or not the town will keep its Town Manager form of government.

Some residents in Killington want to abolish their town manager form of government, saying the current town manager lacks experience and his salary is too high.

After a mild and nearly snowless ski season, town officials in Killington are considering alternative models around the country, and they're consulting with a private company to boost economic development.

In Killington, town officials have approved golf rates for the 2012 season at Green Mountain National Golf Course, raising them just slightly.

Vermont towns have been grappling with the cost of clean-up and repairs from Tropical Storm Irene. They're hoping most of the tab will be paid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but it's a slow process.

Many of the local funds credited with stepping up to help Vermonters in the days right after Tropical Storm Irene are closing up shop.

It's a perpetual debate for Vermonters: What is the best practice for managing their towns? In Killington, town officials are once again debating whether to expand the Select Board from three to five members.

Vermont's largest ski resorts are trying to get the message out that, despite the wrath of Tropical Storm Irene, they will be ready for the ski season.

With so many roads out in the state, many commuters have had to get creative to get to work. Hundreds of people in and around Killington have taken to the woods.

Route 4 from Bridgewater through Killington to Mendon remains closed to traffic, but officials have organized a bus service to provide some access and transportation along that corridor.

Like the global economy, the global golf industry is in the rough. There are too many courses for too few golfers. That has hurt finances in Killington, the only town in Vermont that owns its own golf course.

Killington Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay's resignation comes as the town is trying to bail out its municipally owned golf course, which is facing $5 million in debt.

The town of Killington has a job opening for a golf course consultant. The Killington select board is searching for a marketing specialist to help it manage Green Mountain National Golf Course, which is struggling to pay off its debt.

A former state official who later helped guide development at Killington ski resort has died.