This Week’s News
The challenges and bright spots of pandemic learning
Tech, health and safety top issues, but creativity flourishes at Otter Valley Union High School.
Schools plan for handling the holidays
Spike in COVID-19 cases possible after Thanksgiving gatherings By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union wants as many kids in the schools as possible, but is […]
Annual Brandon Chamber auction gets boost through pandemic
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The pandemic has been difficult on everyone, especially small business, but it has caused an unexpected boost to the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce. […]
It’s Hooker, Collamore and Terenzini for Rutland County Senator
By LEE J. KAHRS RUTLAND COUNTY — The Republican Party kept a Republican seat warm in the Rutland County Senate seat race with the election of Josh Terenzini. The first-time […]
No place she’d rather be
For the last 17 years, school nurse Melanie Parker has held down her dream job at Lothrop Elementary School in Pittsford. After all, she’s an alumnus.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter girls’ basketball gains first win of season
The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team on Saturday broke through for its first win — at the expense of visiting Vergennes in overtime.
Three at the buzzer lifts Otter boys’ basketball over Eagles
About two seconds remained in the boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Friday evening when Otter Valley Union High School freshman guard Connor Denis launched a contested three-pointer from the arc’s right side.
OV Wrestling has terrific tourney at MUHS
A deep Otter Valley wrestling team walked away from last week’s 50th annual Hubie Wagner Invitational Tournament in Middlebury as the team champions.
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.
Local athletes named 2022 football all-stars
Several members of the Otter Valley Union High School Division III football team, as well as members of the Division I Middlebury and Division III Mount Abraham-Vergennes football teams, were named all-stars in voting by the leagues’ coaches.