This Week’s News
Task Force presents longterm plan to OVUU board
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley planning task force has been working on a five- to 10-year plan for 18 months. This Wednesday they presented that plan to OVUU board […]
Chief Brickell updates board on tickets, staffing
By RUSSELL JONES Since the beginning of the year, Brandon Police have written almost double the number of traffic tickets at this point last year. Brandon Police Chief Christopher Brickell […]
Brandon dog park in the works
By RUSSELL JONES A committee is being formed to bring a dog park to Brandon. Leading the project is Brandon resident Sharon Stearns, former president of the Brandon Chamber of […]
Brandon Buzz
By BLSG Mosquito District Mosquitoes generally lay eggs in shallow, standing water such as the edges of wetlands, flooded fields or floodplains, and even stagnant water in gutters, old tires […]
VSP cadet convicted of sexual assault
By RUSSELL JONES A former Vermont State Police Academy cadet was found guilty of sexual assault on Thursday at Rutland County District Court. Following a three-day trial that concluded on […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
The new Nesh, founded on old farmland, still thriving
After the Brandon Country Club closed in 1944, the town went without a golf course for thirteen years until, in 1957, a group of Brandon golfers started investigating places in town to build a new one.
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.
