Skowhegan

Skowhegan River Fest starts tomorrow (8-2) and runs through Sunday, August 7th. It all kicks off with the Lions Club chicken barbecue lunch at 11:30 a.m. with another held at 5 p.m.

The 35th annual Maine-Nebraska wrestling exchange is this week. For many of the Nebraska wrestlers, this is as far from home as they’ve ever been.

It started out almost 30 years ago like many community yard sales with a handful of neighbors getting together for a weekend yard sale. That West Ridge Road yard sale has turned into the 10-Mile Yard Sale from Cornville to Skowhegan.

Maine Maple Sunday is this Sunday, March 27th and the town of Skowhegan is making it an entire weekend celebration with the 10th Annual Maple Festival. Did you know that Somerset County is the top maple-producing county in the United States?

Dog Not Gone Visibility Products of Skowhegan are sending off their first truckload of high-visibility dog vests to Wal-Mart.

The 21st Century after-school program at Skowhegan Area High School is shoveling walkways and driveways in the Skowhegan community, lending a hand to those in need.

Two Columbus Day rallies are planned on today, renewing debate over the Skowhegan High School's Indians mascot. Earlier this year, the school board voted to keep Indians as the school's mascot, despite calls from Native American groups to change it.

The 32nd 10-Mile Yard Sale in Cornville and Skowhegan will be going on this Saturday and Sunday. It's held rain or shine and will be going on from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.

The S.A.D. 54 school board voted on Thursday night against changing the use of the word 'Indians' as the schools nickname. The vote came after months of discussion and input from local Indian tribes.

Several Maine American Indian tribe representatives and MSAD 54 school board members met on April 13 to discuss the possibility of dropping 'Indians' as the school's nickname.

Last week we told you that there was building pressure for the Skowhegan schools to stop using the Indian image and nickname as a sports mascot. Now Penobscot organizers want a planning session with school officials.

Looks like the problems the Washington Redskins are having with their logo and the name ‘Redskins’ has come to Skowhegan Area High School. For years the team has been the Skowhegan Indians with the school’s mascot of an Indian.

The president of the Greater Bangor Area NAACP has formally asked Skowhegan High School officials to stop using the school nickname of Indians and the image of the mascot.

The annual Kneading Conference and Artisan Bread Fair at the Skowhegan State Fairgrounds has only been around since 2010, it evolved from The Kneading Conference that started in 2007. The Artisan Bread Fair has made the CNN Quirky 15 List.

The 22nd annual Holiday Stroll in Skowhegan will be holding events Friday and Saturday. It all begins with a lighted, holiday-themed parade Friday at 7p.m.. The parade will wind through downtown with Santa wrapping up the parade.

Special Education Teacher Jennifer Dorman has been named Maine's Teacher of the Year. Dorman, who teaches English and language arts, has taught at Skowhegan Area Middle School since 2009.