BRADFORD—An eyesore no more? The Vermont Agency of Transportation is lining up a replacement of the Route 5 bridge at Bradford Falls in 2027.

EAST RYEGATE—A wanted felon, who authorities say opened fire on federal deputy marshals during a chase in the Northeast Kingdom last week, was wounded and taken to a New Hampshire hospital for treatment, officials said. Douglas Reynolds, 36, who has had multiple addresses in the area, was being sought as a fugitive from justice on Oct. 24 by the U.S. Marshals Service in Vermont and New Hampshire, officials said.

BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard went with experience in filling two vacancies on the five-member board at the conclusion of its regular meeting on Oct. 24. Former board members Randy Moore and Carole Taylor were appointed to succeed Ryan Lockwood and Nikki Stevens, who both resigned on Oct. 10.

Part Two: The recent arrest of an alleged wildlife trafficker in Vermont has placed a spotlight on the devastating effect of poaching on vulnerable turtle species. On Oct. 11, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Burlington accepted a guilty plea from Wan Yee Ng, a 41-year-old Chinese national arrested by border patrol officers in Canaan in June.

BRADFORD—After a steady stream of customers flowed into the Bliss Village Store and Deli in the morning, by the afternoon it had trickled down considerably to a few people wandering in to buy a cold drink.