Nicole Carter

Fifteen athletes and coaches have been honored on the Sun Journal's 2026 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference list.

Brownfield, Norway, Mechanic Falls, Otisfield and Poland are offering safe cooling sites for people who need to escape extreme heat.

The Keoka Lake Association is sponsoring Watershed Festival '26, a celebration of local lakes and watersheds, and stewardship.

Odin's Holl Wrestling Club in South Paris gives enthusiasts a dedicated space to train and connect in the Viking spirit.

The Pink Feather Foundation — which serves at-risk youth in the Oxford Hills and Poland area — bounced between a half-dozen locations before being gifted a permanent site.

Maine School Administrative District 17 will hire an administrator for a one-year term as it conducts a search to permanently replace Heather Manchester.

18 fire departments, additional first responder agencies and citizens pulled out all the stops against a fast-spreading woods fire July 12 in Otisfield.

Waterford World's Fair Director Shawna Wietz, right, and her assistant Kimberlee Rikert take breakfast orders at the Waterford World's Fair on Friday.