This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: Department kept busy
On 3/20 Brandon Police received a report of a suspicious male in dark apparel by the post office in Conant Square.
Man dies after falling through Lake Champlain ice on his ATV
A Richmond man who was pulled from Lake Champlain Monday afternoon after he fell through the ice on an ATV several hundred feet from shore has died, according to police.
OVUU debates free speech in wake of Christian Academy sanctions
The annual Otter Valley Unified Union organizational meeting was not without controversy.
Brandon resident awarded second Fulbright
Monica McEnerny has spent much of her career teaching teachers. As an Associate Professor of Education at Castleton University, she has helped train aspiring educators in Vermont for years.
Brandon celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in style
Lots of folks turned out for St. Patty’s Day celebrations across town. The Brandon Inn hosted their second event with Vermont’s premier Irish band, Extra Stout.
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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.