This Week’s News
Otter Valley students chosen for honors
BY STEVEN JUPITER BRANDON—Otter Valley juniors Elizabeth Atherton and Derek Li and Class of ’23 graduate Cadence Muth have been recognized for their achievements this past month. Cadence Muth received […]
BPD kept busy with traffic violations, domestic disturbances
Here’s what the Brandon Police Department was up to last week.
Gardening Corner: Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow
This is dedicated to everyone who grabs a shovel, fork, or hoe and puts seeds or plants in the ground, and waters them, weeds them, and hopes.
Middlebury College’s 38th Summer Carillon Series begins July 7
On the evening of Friday, July 7, the air around Middlebury will ring with the beauty of the College Chapel carillon bells, and a new season of the most public of performances will begin.
Sunday shooting in Leicester leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
Vermont State Police (VSP) received a 911 call at 9:55 p.m. from 1352 US Route 7, near the intersection of Route 7 and Leicester-Whiting Road.
Photos of the Week
Sports
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.
Local athletes named 2022 football all-stars
Several members of the Otter Valley Union High School Division III football team, as well as members of the Division I Middlebury and Division III Mount Abraham-Vergennes football teams, were named all-stars in voting by the leagues’ coaches.
Record Killington fans cheer FIS World Cup racers
Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend.
FISU World Conference to address climate change and winter sports
“Winter sporting communities and athletes alike are seeing first-hand the impact of climate change on winter sport,” said Ashley Walden, Adirondack Sports Council executive director and a member of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games’ Organizing Committee.
OV boys soccer bows out to MUHS, 7-0
Looking at this past Saturday’s game, Tiger Coach Chris George was pleased with his team’s ball movement and work to create good looks on goal, and also credited the Otters’ effort.
