This Week’s News
OV hires new field hockey girls soccer coaches
BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School has hired new coaches to lead two varsity girls’ programs this fall, both with coaching experience at the school, according to Athletic Director Steven Keith
Yak to the land
Brandon couple finds peace raising herd in a kinder, gentler way.
Second financial boost for business owners, homeless from state
By LEE J. KAHRS MONTPELIER — The Vermont house has passed a second aid package of Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support struggling businesses and combat homelessness. The $137 million […]
Brandon fireworks postponed until September
BRANDON — The fireworks planned for July 3 in Brandon will be moved to September to punctuate a planned celebration of the town itself. The fireworks display and street dance […]
Read the change you wish to see in the world
Books on racism, social justice spur sales, booksellers report By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON/MIDDLEBURY — There is nothing new under the sun, the saying goes. It’s all been done before. […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.