This Week’s News
Editorial: What is the purpose of the police log?
Sometimes people end up arrested simply because they had a bad day and the arrest doesn’t reflect who they generally are. Is it fair to announce this lapse to the entire community?
Batman sculpture to be unveiled in Rutland
A marble sculpture inspired by DC’s Batman and DC comic book creators will be unveiled along the Rutland Halloween Parade route on October 25.
Ask Joyce: I’m tired of my friend using my house as a free storage unit
I have a friend I’ve known for over 20 years who recently downsized (we’re in our 60s) and asked if he could store some things at my house, since he has no room at the apartment he just moved into.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Hunters preparing for deer season
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 16 and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.

