This Week’s News
Brandon SB talks green energy and mosquitos
The Brandon Selectboard met for its regular session on Monday evening.
Liza Myers returns to Sudbury and the Brandon Artists Guild
Liza Myers loves to paint birds. She comes from a family of ornithologists and was once on the board of the Vermont Audubon Society, so her artistic interest in them should come as no surprise.
Orwell Artists Group makes itself known
Between Route 30 and Lake Champlain lie a string of small, rural communities full of farms and artists. And sometimes they’re one in the same.
RNESU honors local faculty and staff members
Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is excited to announce our celebration of contribution honorees.
Hard Tellin’: How to out-maneuver our unreasonably short Vermont summers
Roundabout late August when I am reminded again of our unreasonably short summers, I usually console myself with the petty comparison that the Northeast Kingdom folks have difficulty even growing tomatoes.
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Sports
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway gears up for 58th season
New England’s fastest dirt track is back for another year of jam-packed racing action this May. The 2024 season will be the historic half-mile’s 58th, the 13th under the supervision of Mike & Alayne Bruno and this season’s schedule is a blend of returning classics, new ideas and new renditions of the Bruno era events fans have come to love.
Isaac Whitney wins his 100th wrestling match
Otter Valley Union High School junior wrestler Isaac Whitney recently won his 100th match, reaching the milestone at a Feb. 3 tournament hosted by Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington, Mass.
Shiffrin wins 6th Killington World Cup slalom
Mikaela “Miki” Shiffrin raced to perfection to win her 90th World Cup race, 55 of them in slalom.
Otters impress at Cross Country State Championships
High School runners from around Vermont gathered at Thetford Academy on Saturday for the State Cross Country Championships.