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.
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Sports
VT Wrestling Championship at Otter Valley; Cole named Coach of the Year
Vermont’s top wrestlers competed in the “House of Noise” at OV last Friday and Saturday. One hundred and fifty-one competitors on 25 teams vied for the individual and team state championships.
Otter Valley Wrestling Alumni Association presents the first Ray Miro scholarship to Cassy Sue Thompson
A $1,000 check was presented to OV senior Cassy Sue Thompson by Wrestling Alumni Association President Richard Kepner last week.
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway gears up for 58th season
New England’s fastest dirt track is back for another year of jam-packed racing action this May. The 2024 season will be the historic half-mile’s 58th, the 13th under the supervision of Mike & Alayne Bruno and this season’s schedule is a blend of returning classics, new ideas and new renditions of the Bruno era events fans have come to love.
Isaac Whitney wins his 100th wrestling match
Otter Valley Union High School junior wrestler Isaac Whitney recently won his 100th match, reaching the milestone at a Feb. 3 tournament hosted by Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington, Mass.