This Week’s News
Question to Brandon Library uncovers evidence of Frederick Douglass’ visit to Brandon in 1870
A recent query to the Brandon Free Public Library led to the rediscovery of a forgotten visit to Brandon of one most important Americans of the 19th century.
OV’s new debate team is off to a winning start
All of us have, at one time or another, walked away from an argument and immediately thought of the perfect response to a jab that left us flummoxed in the moment. If only we’d thought of it when it mattered!
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.
Rutland County Humane Society makes ‘A Home for Hope’ in Brandon
The Rutland County Humane Society has announced its plan to move its operations from its current location on Stevens Road in Pittsford, where it’s been located since the 1960s, to a building on the former campus of the defunct Brandon Training School in Brandon.
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Sports
OV names new head varsity football coach
The Otter Valley football team’s offensive coordinator was recently promoted to Head Varsity Coach of the team heading into the 2022 season.
Vermont trout season opens April 9
Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind.
Proctor boys defeat Twinfield in playdown opener, lose to Rivendell
The Proctor boys opened their playoff schedule on Wednesday, March 2, against the Twinfield Trojans and put on one of their performances of the season, rolling to a 57-36 win.
State Champions! West Rutland battles Proctor down to the wire, 57-56
The West Rutland Golden Horde girl’s basketball team won the school’s second state championship in Division IV girls basketball in the past four years by defeating rival Proctor, 57-56, at the Barre Auditorium this past Saturday.
Otters oust Oxbow, 69-38, in state playdown opener
The Otter Valley Otters ladies basketball team defeated the Oxbow Olympians, 69-37, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the House of Noise in the first round of the Vermont State Tournament.
