In a new program at Berne-Knox-Westerlo, students from Daishan High School in China are staying with host families in the district for a week and attending classes with BKW students.

A fire in Westerlo that destroyed a small home on Route 406 is likely due to electric space heaters that were used.

After more than 50 years of serving the town, Rapp said he is stepping down as supervisor this March due to family matters.

BKW Secondary School Principal Mark Pitterson said that, in the last few months, about a dozen vape pens have been confiscated from students.

Alexander Hamilton will face one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in December.

The Knox assessor said the supervisor intended to replace him in 2018; he decided some of the candidates would be suitable applicants when his term expired in 2019.

Footprints indicate someone broke into the Rensselaerville farm and stole the young goats, police say.

Building Inspector Chance Townsend says he has too much work in his limited hours — 20 to 30 hours a week — to keep up with making citations for the many code violations in Berne.