This Week’s News
Movement underway to reclassify Otter Creek wetlands
By RUSSELL JONES An effort to reclassify the Otter Creek wetlands from a Class II wetlands to Class I is in the preliminary stages as the conservation commissions from Cornwall […]
Flower Girls have rich history in Brandon
By RUSSELL JONES For more than 100 years young girls have laid flowers on Memorial Day around the war memorial on Brandon’s Green. The Memorial Day service is a tradition […]
Brandon Buzz
By BLSG MOSQUITO DISTRICT The rainy days continue to flood the fields and various flood prone areas. The region has been experiencing colder than usual temperatures, which may be impacting […]
Concerns at transfer station prompt talks
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Selectboard discussed reopening contract negotiations with the company that runs the transfer station in Brandon, as well as wetlands reclassification, at a recent meeting. The […]
Legislative Report
By STEPHANIE ZAK JEROME Thank you for the trust you have placed in me this legislative session. It has been an honor serving as your State Representative. The Vermont House […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
¡Muy Bueno!
Walking through the halls of Proctor Elementary School, Shondell Dahm is greeted with hive-fives and shouts of “Hola” or “Adios” from a travelling pack of six year olds. She greets them, returning the high-fives, and speaks to them about their day in Spanish with a big smile on her face.
OV field hockey shocks Woodstock in overtime
Otter Valley’s field hockey team has only dropped two games this year, one to Burr & Burton and one to Windsor, but they were pushed to the limit against Woodstock on Friday, Oct. 4, eking out a 4-3 overtime win.
Otter football holds on against MRU
NORTH CLARENDON — The Otter Valley Union High School football team edged host Mill River on Saturday, 36-35, in a Division III matchup when OV quarterback Alex Polli hit Brady […]
OV field hockey rolls over Fair Haven
The Otters continued their winning ways as they beat Fair Haven 15-0 on Tuesday. Alia Edmunds had four goals and four assists. Morgan LaPorte also had four goals in the […]
OV Hall of Fame adds 12 new members
During halftime of Saturday’s Otter Valley Union High School football game, 12 new members of the Otter Valley Hall of Fame were introduced, including eight athletes, a coach, two teachers and an administrator.