This Week’s News
OV students receive over $200K in scholarships
By RUSSELL JONES High school can be a stressful time for a young person and trying to build an impressive résumé to get into the college of their dreams can be challenging. Being able to pay for that school once accepted is sometimes an even more daunting task. This past week, Otter Valley Union High […]
Legislative Report May 15
By BUTCH SHAW The end of the 2019 Legislative session is in sight, but the number of unresolved issues continues to grow, and an actual adjournment date is elusive. In the all-out sprint to the finish, the Speaker called the members into an unusual Monday afternoon session, which is sure to extend into the evening, […]
Library launches advisory group with escape room
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Free Public Library has launched a teen/tween advisory group to help provide feedback to improve library offerings. At the kickoff for the advisory group, the library hosted an escape room scenario for the kids on Tuesday, May 7. “Our goal is to get teen input on what they would like […]
Soup’s on! Market on West Street set to open
By RUSSELL JONES After nearly two years without a store in town, Proctor will soon have a place to shop for essentials, lunch, and even beer. The Market on West Street was purchased last year and the new owners have been busy. They hope to have everything residents need in Proctor, a town that once […]
GRCSU merger stymies contract talks
By RUSSELL JONES The Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union has reached an agreement with one set of staff, but the teachers in the district still do not have contracts after the merger last year. The GRCSU announced two weeks ago that they had come to an agreement with support staff that unifies language throughout the […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV field hockey beats Fair Haven, 7-0, to earn No. 4 seed in Division II playoffs
The Otter Valley field hockey team earned the No. 4 seed in Division II after a successful regular season that concluded late last week. The Otters will open their title quest on Friday.
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.
OV wins State Championship!
The Otter Valley boys’ golf team dominated the field at the Manchester Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 10 to win the Division II championship by a 22-stroke margin.
Eagles pull away to topple OV in high scoring battle, 44-20
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team converted seven Otter Valley turnovers into 30 points on Saturday as the Division II Eagles won for the time this season, 44-20, at the visiting Otters’ expense.