This Week’s News
$2.93 Million OV bond fails
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — On Tuesday, the voters in the Otter Valley Unified Union School District defeated a bond measure of $2.93 million for safety, security and operational improvements. […]
Body found in Proctor
Police are investigating after a woman’s body was found in a car parked alongside a road in Proctor…
Spotlight on the issues
Special bonds highlight votes at Town Meeting By RUSSELL JONES As Town Meeting Day nears and voters bone up on who they’ll choose for various board positions and community offices […]
BLSG district towns see legal costs edge up; Salisbury balks
By RUSSELL JONES A handful of residents led by Chris Fastie, of Salisbury, is challenging the operating procedures of the Brandon-Leicester-Salisbury-Goshen Insect Control District and running up the legal bills […]
Marijuana legalization put drug sniffers’ role in question
By RUSSELL JONES Cole, a drug-sniffing dog that is a member of the K-9 unit with the Vermont State Police, could one day be out of a job due to […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Namaste! Yoga options increase in our area
Yoga is a set of ancient practices, with origins in the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago. The word itself means “union” in Sanskrit and is related to the English word “yoke,” in the sense of “to join together.”
OV’s Brooke Kimball named Unified Basketball Coach of the Year by Southern VT League
What really matters about sports? 2025 Southern Vermont League Unified Basketball Coach of the Year Brooke Kimball of Otter Valley said, “I love how much joy it brings.”
Nesobe Golf Club is no longer a “Hidden Gem”
Neshobe Golf Club hosted the 96th New England Amateur Championship with the best golfers in New England competing over three days.
A new generation of duckies takes the podium
The last few racing seasons, and all their attendant scandals, have left the local duckie community feeling unsettled.
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.
