This Week’s News
Requests for absentee ballots skyrocket
By XANDER LANDEN, VT Digger MONTPELIER/BRANDON — The number of absentee ballot requests for Vermont’s August primary has continued to rise, with the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office reporting more than […]
RNeSU unveils hybrid learning plan for schools
Most students to continue remote learning, k-2 in school two mornings a week By Jeanné Collins, Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union (A video option for this letter will be provided […]
Animal control ordinance hearing draws virtual crowd
Board delays approval citing more input By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — A public hearing on a proposed expansion of the town’s animal control ordinance drew several residents on July […]
Editorial: Safety of students top concern when re-opening schools
By JEANNE COLLINS Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union RNeSU schools have been working and planning toward the re-opening of schools. We put together a task force that includes teachers, administrators, […]
Let the kids play?
Petition launched by Proctor parent and coach against delaying fall sports season By LEE J. KAHRS PROCTOR — A petition protesting the Vermont Principal’s Association’s (VPA) plan to postpone the […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor boys defeat Twinfield in playdown opener, lose to Rivendell
The Proctor boys opened their playoff schedule on Wednesday, March 2, against the Twinfield Trojans and put on one of their performances of the season, rolling to a 57-36 win.
State Champions! West Rutland battles Proctor down to the wire, 57-56
The West Rutland Golden Horde girl’s basketball team won the school’s second state championship in Division IV girls basketball in the past four years by defeating rival Proctor, 57-56, at the Barre Auditorium this past Saturday.
Otters oust Oxbow, 69-38, in state playdown opener
The Otter Valley Otters ladies basketball team defeated the Oxbow Olympians, 69-37, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the House of Noise in the first round of the Vermont State Tournament.
Proctor girls handle OV, 57–42
In one of the more entertaining county games in many years, the Phantom Proctor girls ran their record to an impressive 14-1 with a solid 57-42 win over their neighbors to the north, Otter Valley Union High School, on Wednesday night, February 16.
Mt. Abraham cruises past Otter boys in nail-biter, 57-42
The Mount Abraham boys basketball team took a trip down Route 7 for a clash with Otter Valley in a Saturday afternoon matinee at the “House of Noise” and used their size and speed to claim the win, 57-42.