Norway’s Valerie Foss is winning awards and changing lives through volunteering

'When I am feeling burnt out, I am typically focused on myself, so the first thing I do is ask myself 'Why am I here?''

Norway mom sues town, school resource officer over 10-year-old child’s arrest

Alicia McKenney alleges officer Holli Pullen illegally arrested her 10-year-old child at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in December 2023.

Speed along Norway lake sparks concern among residents

Routes 117 and 118 leaving downtown Norway is flat with wide shoulders and has a 50-mph speed limit on a road with lots of children and adults walking and riding bicycles on the shoulders.

Neighbors clash over Airbnb on Crooked River in Norway

John Morrison claims the rental property owned by Jon Shilalis puts the river's health at risk. Shilalis says that nothing was done without a permit.

Stephens Hospital awards over $27,000 in community grants 

Get out! Local events coming up in the next week

Some events this week throughout the Sun Journal coverage area.

Norway board approves design work on Opera House clock tower

The clock tower work will be done at the same time as the Opera House renovations.

Several Bethel area residents attend ‘Hand’s Off’ protest in S. Paris

The demonstration was one of more than 1,200 nationwide. People opposed President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's actions, including issues related to the economy and human rights as well as government downsizing.

Bethel Food Pantry impacted by federal cuts to food bank

Bethel Area Food Pantry Executive Director Dave Bean said, 'Forty percent of our $200,000  yearly operating budget goes directly to purchasing food. We will do the best that we can to take care of our Neighbors.'

Rumford man arrested on drug, child endangerment charges

Police removed two children and two young dogs after finding 'severely unsanitary and unsafe' conditions.