This Week’s News
RNESU superintendent search comes up empty
The search for a new superintendent at RNESU to replace retiring Supt. Jeanné Collins will take a hiatus of several weeks after the preferred candidate in an initial search declined RNESU’s offer.
Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce: Zoom Candidates Forum
The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a forum for the candidates running for the contested
seat on the Brandon select board on February 15th.
Welch led fundraising in Senate race, Gray in House campaign
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., far and away led the pack in congressional campaign fundraising last quarter. And in the race to fill Welch’s soon-to-be vacant seat, Democratic Lt. Gov. Molly Gray outpaced Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint, D-Windham.
Proctor to hold ice fishing festival for kids, Feb. 26
In an event similar to last spring’s, a special kid’s ice fishing festival will be held at Proctor’s Beaver Pond on February 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
No contested races for school board seats at OVUUSD, BUUSD
As Town Meeting Day elections approach, the school boards representing the Otter Valley Unified Union School District and Barstow Unified Union School District have no contested races and have open seats with no candidates named on the respective ballots.
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Sports
Otter girls tennis looks to be competitive, says first year coach Hailey Watters
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley girls tennis program will return all but one player from last year. The squad will be made up of four seniors and three sophomores. […]
Ov fields JV girls lacrosse team
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley will not field a varsity girls lacrosse team this season. However, they hope to have a varsity squad in the future, and this year’s junior […]
OV boys lacrosse looking strong; fields large team with four All-staters
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman has a large squad of varsity lacrosse players to work with this season, in fact it’s his largest ever in […]
OV baseball looks to get another title
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball program fulfilled all of its goals in 2017, bringing home the state championship that season. Two years later, they still have nine players […]
Unified basketball team at OV puts all the emphasis on having a good time
The Otter Unified basketball team’s last home game of the season will take place this Friday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. They will recognize the seniors during a short ceremony. […]