This Week’s News
Students help cull timber from Hawk Hill for Brandon Library
A forest is a living thing in itself, not just a habitat in which other living things reside. And as with any other organism, its health can vary over time.
Our Creative Kids: Mrs. McKay’s 3rd-grade class
Mrs. McKay’s 3rd-grade class was studying Native American Kachina dolls and used repurposed paper tubes and found objects to create their own in Matt Aucoin’s art class at Lothrop.
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.
Brandon Police Report: Business as usual
Brandon Police Department responded to a residence on Franklin Street on a report that one juvenile was threatening to “beat up” another juvenile who lived there.
Photos of the Week
Sports
2022 Spring Sports Schedules
Check here for this year’s local high school spring sports schedules.
Otter Valley, Bellows Falls split doubleheader
The Otter Valley Otters and the Terriers of Bellows Falls took turns dominating play in a rare Monday afternoon doubleheader at Otter Valley High School on Monday.
OV bests Mill River, 38–33, in United basketball
Mill River hosted OV in unified basketball on Thursday, March 31. It was the first game after a two-season pause due to Covid.
OV names new head varsity football coach
The Otter Valley football team’s offensive coordinator was recently promoted to Head Varsity Coach of the team heading into the 2022 season.
Vermont trout season opens April 9
Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind.