This Week’s News
Democrats seek to recapture Rutland County Senate majority after 34 years
The last time Democrats won a majority of Rutland County’s three state Senate seats was in 1988, more than three decades ago.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife urges hunters to help keep deer healthy
Using any deer lure containing deer urine or other deer bodily fluids is prohibited.
Church art show scratches at painful past
It is fair to question the efficacy of a tribute without representation, especially by a Christian church, given Christianity’s complicity in attempting to eradicate indigenous people throughout history.
Richard Welch of Brandon arrested for impregnating 11-year-old child
Welch pleaded not guilty in Rutland criminal court on Wednesday but faces a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life if convicted and is being held without bail pending a weight of evidence trial.
8th annual ‘Brandon Has Talent Show’ performs to a packed house
This year’s edition—emceed, as always, by the charming effervescence and age-appropriate ribaldry of Dennis Marden—featured 17 performances and 23 performers.
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Sports
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]