This Week’s News
Don’t count your duckies ’til they win
The day started gray and drizzly, but by afternoon the sun was blazing. The gents from the Brandon Fire Department waded out into the Neshobe, just behind the Brandon Inn, with a tub full of numbered rubber duckies…
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins reflects on years of service
When Jeanné Collins was a little girl in Indiana, she ran a “summer school” in her backyard. She was seven and charged even younger kids a quarter each to learn essentials like counting and coloring.
State charges Walgreens with causing unsafe conditions for patients and staff
Vermont’s Office of Professional Regulation is pursuing charges against Walgreens pharmacies across the state, alleging the company’s policies and procedures are to blame, in part, for unsafe conditions at those stores during the last three years.
Proctor Gas eyes a cleaner future via renewable propane
Along with the Propane Gas Association of New England (PGANE) and the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), Proctor Gas held an open house on June 29 to inform the public about the benefits of their new product.
Sheriff Peter Newton arrested
Vermont State Police arrested Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton this Tuesday, June 28 on multiple charges.
Photos of the Week
Sports
7th-grade OV girls’ hoop beats Rutland at home, 22-19
The Otter Valley 7th-grade girls’ basketball team had a terrific home game against Rutland on Friday, February 10.
OV wrestling takes third in state championship
Otter Valley wrestling added another notch to its belt this year with its third-place finish in the state dual-meet championship at Springfield High School on Saturday, February 11.
Special snow goose hunting opportunity
Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23.
The Otter Valley wrestling team in first place again!
The Otter Valley wrestling team continued its dominant season with a first-place finish at the Jason Lowell Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Mount Mansfield Union High School.
Otter wrestling places first in 20th OV invitational
On the strength of second-place finishes in five weight classes, the Otter Valley Union High School wrestling team on Saturday took first place in its own tournament.