This Week’s News
Small, but powerful
Every Memorial Day for the last 120 years or so, a line of first grade girls in white dresses and carrying fresh flowers walks up to the Civil War monument in Central Park.
Sudden death of former Brandon Fire Chief Wdowiak stuns community
Brandon has lost a fire chief whose death was a surprise to everyone.
Basin Bluegrass Festival cancelled due to pandemic
BY LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Basin Bluegrass Festival has been cancelled for the first time ever. Founder and organizer Linda Berry said Tuesday that she waited as long […]
Home is just Across the Street
The plan was always to come back to Brandon. And much like the U.S. Postal Service, neither rain nor pandemic would keep Janet and Joel Mondlak from their appointed rounds here.
GoFundMe effort a bright spot during pandemic
For every troubling, unsettling news article reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a story of courage and sacrifice, of bravery, kindness and community.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor baseball rebounding at right time
By RUSSELL JONES Proctor started its baseball season with their shortstop and pitcher, Joe Valerio, on the bench after knee surgery following a basketball injury. The season got off to […]
OV baseball suffers first loss, still in first place as they look to wrap up the season
With the last game of the season on the horizon, the 12-1 Otter Valley baseball team squeaked by Hartford on Wednesday, 4-3, suffered its first loss of the season this […]
Proctor softball eyes second place in Division IV
By RUSSELL JONES The Phantoms’ softball team always chants “Hits, hits, hits and runs” before they break their huddle to go to the plate every inning, and on Saturday that’s […]
OV lax edges Eagles
By ANDY KIRKALDY After his team on Monday earned an 8-6 road win over the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team, Otter Valley Union High School boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman said […]
OV lax wins huge game over Green Mountain Valley
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley boys’ lacrosse team stepped on to a muddy field ready for a huge game against Division II rival Green Mountain Valley on Thursday, May […]
