This Week’s News
Preventing tick-borne illness
Nothing ruins an outdoor experience like being covered in ticks or, worse yet, finding one attached.
Goshen Historical Society remembers WWII
The newly active Goshen Historical Society is extremely proud of the town’s past and will remember the experiences of the town’s inhabitants during WWII at an event next Sunday at the Brandon American Legion.
‘Going up the Country’ explores Vermont’s Back to the Land movement
Vermont’s renowned hippies—the original “back-to-the-land’ers”—were a rare breed and becoming rarer with each passing day.
Our Creative Kids: Felix Vazquez
ARTIST: Felix VazquezGRADE: Pre-school (with minor coloring help) SCHOOL: WaldorfHOMETOWN: WeybridgeTITLE: The Barking CatMEDIUM: Markers, pencil, and paint on paper
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Sports
Namaste! Yoga options increase in our area
Yoga is a set of ancient practices, with origins in the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago. The word itself means “union” in Sanskrit and is related to the English word “yoke,” in the sense of “to join together.”
OV’s Brooke Kimball named Unified Basketball Coach of the Year by Southern VT League
What really matters about sports? 2025 Southern Vermont League Unified Basketball Coach of the Year Brooke Kimball of Otter Valley said, “I love how much joy it brings.”
Nesobe Golf Club is no longer a “Hidden Gem”
Neshobe Golf Club hosted the 96th New England Amateur Championship with the best golfers in New England competing over three days.
A new generation of duckies takes the podium
The last few racing seasons, and all their attendant scandals, have left the local duckie community feeling unsettled.
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.