This Week’s News
Proctor celebrates Class of 2022
The upbeat mood of the overflowing crowd at the Proctor Junior Senior High School graduation matched the blue skies and bright sunshine this past Saturday morning as 22 seniors graduated in the class of 2022.
West Rutland celebrates its graduating class of 15
Families, friends, and community members filled the stands of West Rutland School on June 10 to celebrate the 15 high school graduates.
Otter Valley grads focused on finding happiness, chasing their passion
The bleachers at Markowski Field were overflowing on Saturday, June 11, as members of area communities showed up to support the graduating senior class of 2022. Families, friends, faculty, and staff all looked on in anticipation.
35th anniversary members’ exhibition at The Carving Studio is smashing success
West Rutland’s The Carving Studio celebrated the opening of its month-long 35th Annual Member’s Exhibition on June 10th.
Brandon man accused of threatening to shoot neighbors reaches plea deal
A Brandon man accused of threatening to shoot neighbors, including one who authored a commentary in USA Today stating he didn’t feel safe in the town, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Sports
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.