This Week’s News
Barn Opera gets creative, pivots to film
Barn Opera’s founder and Artistic Director, Josh Collier, recently posted a video on Barn Opera’s website detailing his “tough-but-necessary” decision to cancel this spring’s in-person performances.
Community vigil against racism enters its third year
For the past two years, St. Thomas’s churchgoers have gathered on Sundays, rain or shine, from 1-to-1:30 p.m. to hold a silent vigil against racism.
Area schools celebrate graduating class of 2022
This weekend marks the end of an era for the outgoing seniors of Otter Valley, Proctor, and West Rutland. The list of valedictorians and salutatorians can be found here.
Pittsford readies for Route 7 construction through summer
The Pittsford selectboard met on June 1 to discuss this year’s round of Route 7 improvements. Construction began on June 6 and will tentatively continue until October 14.
OVUHS grapples with staffing, safety issues
Wednesday, June 1 marked the first meeting of the OVUU school board following the horrific events in Uvalde, Texas. As with communities across the United States, fraught emotions and uncertainty prevailed.
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Sports
Otter girls tennis looks to be competitive, says first year coach Hailey Watters
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley girls tennis program will return all but one player from last year. The squad will be made up of four seniors and three sophomores. […]
Ov fields JV girls lacrosse team
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley will not field a varsity girls lacrosse team this season. However, they hope to have a varsity squad in the future, and this year’s junior […]
OV boys lacrosse looking strong; fields large team with four All-staters
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman has a large squad of varsity lacrosse players to work with this season, in fact it’s his largest ever in […]
OV baseball looks to get another title
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball program fulfilled all of its goals in 2017, bringing home the state championship that season. Two years later, they still have nine players […]
Unified basketball team at OV puts all the emphasis on having a good time
The Otter Unified basketball team’s last home game of the season will take place this Friday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. They will recognize the seniors during a short ceremony. […]

