Canton’s Wreaths Across America held during snowstorm

The town’s Cemetery Ladies Carole Robbins, Robyn McClintock, Prudy Adams, and Anne Chamberlin were among a dozen people who attended last Saturday’s ceremony during a snowstorm that brought 20 inches of snow to the area.

Dixfield to receive $514,400 for wastewater pump station upgrade

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said his request is included in federal bill.

How to help those who help people without homes

List of local service agencies accepting donations to help the homeless and at-risk populations in Maine.

Rumford Senior Citizens offer members puzzles, books

Rumford man dies from gunshot wound; brother faces manslaughter charge

Shay McKenna, 27, of Rumford is accused of shooting his 23-year-old brother Drew on Monday.

Justin Thacker: Rumford pastor ministers to Oxford County inmates

Pastor Justin Thacker is motivated to see people's lives change. 'That's the business I'm in,' he said.

Dinah and Johnnie Morris: Trusting in God helped couple take ‘a leap of faith’

Their faith helped them through husband Johnnie’s deployments in the Army and in moving to Canton, Maine, from Alaska.

Power of Faith: 7 people talk about how their faith sustains them

Trusting in God, a couple moves from Alaska to Maine. Motivated to see people's lives change, a Rumford pastor supports and prays with inmates at the Oxford County Jail. Recognizing a connection between faith and martial arts, a pastor works to build community. A neurologist believes the miracle of Hanukkah can serve as a lesson on how faith can bring us through the darkest of times. We offer these stories, and more, about the power of faith.

Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release

Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and "guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable."

Rumford man charged with shooting his younger brother

Drew McKenna 23, was critically injured and taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.