This Week’s News
OV Football Club realizes a goal: an illuminated field
Let there be light! The Otter Valley Football Club realized a longstanding dream this past weekend: lights on Markowski Field at OVUHS.
Mosquitos in Sudbury and Brandon test positive for EEE
The Vermont Department of Health announced over the last two weeks that mosquito populations in both Sudbury and Brandon had tested positive for the virus that causes Eastern Equine Encephalitis, known as EEE.
Chittenden’s Baird Farm embraces traditional materials for syrup
Until very recently, tin was mined in Cornwall and Devon, England. Tin is an element that was discovered and used since before 3000 BCE.
Obituary: Jennifer Leigh Stanley, 46, Goshen
Jennifer Leigh Stanley, age 46, passed peacefully with her husband, Brent, by her side on September 2, 2024, at her home in Goshen, following a courageous battle with cancer.
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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.
