WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., has awarded an additional $9,725 in community support funding to north country organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Health has deployed several trained specialists to reach out to people who may have been a contact to someone who tested positive for the disease COVID-19. People in Oswego County who receive a phone call with the caller ID “NYS Contact Tracing” (518-387-9993) are ask… Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Thursday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 24, but reports that five more people have recovered. Read More ⇒
The north country’s economy got a big boost Wednesday with the news that retailers, the real estate industry and furniture stores can reopen for business early Friday morning after being closed for more than two months because of the coronavirus. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Unemployment rates for April in Jefferson County are the highest they have been since 1990. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 24, but reports that one more person has recovered. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 24, but reports that one more person has recovered. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — A man accused of DWI in a hit-and-run accident between a truck and a UTV on Monday night had a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit, resulting in charges issued by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Monday evening. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — If there is one thing that most people have learned from the pandemic, it may be that many things that feel “unfair” happen as a result. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The annual Memorial Day ceremonies held in Lowville were markedly smaller this year, but attendees still felt duty-bound to honor the veterans whose lives were lost. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed an additional COVID-19 case as of Monday, bringing the county’s total number of cases at 24. Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — Reeling from the impending reality that her son Andrew, not yet 16, would soon need to be put on dialysis due to a rare kidney disease, Sue Tapke Carroll, a normally private person, took to Facebook to write a post about the need for a living kidney donor to save him from that fate. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases as of Sunday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 23. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Although Stella is part-collie, she has yet to make like Lassie since her disappearance on April 28 and come home. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases as of Saturday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 23. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Basic personnel protective gear including hand sanitizer and masks will be available for farmers and their employees free of charge. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — New Yorkers are losing their jobs faster than the national average, according to a survey conduced by the U.S. Department of Labor. While the state has lost 18.8 percent of jobs that were filled in March, the national average is 13.5 percent. Read More ⇒
State police and local law enforcement are increasing patrols Memorial Day weekend in an effort to curb drunk, impaired and reckless driving. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A Watson man was charged for allegedly smoking crack. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — There are now 23 people in Lewis County who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease as another positive test result was added Thursday afternoon. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — State police charged a Port Leyden man on Wednesday night for allegedly violating a protection order. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — On Sunday, a Lyons Falls man was charged by state police in a domestic incident in Rome. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 was reported in Lewis County on Thursday morning. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — It’s not just milk that has consecrated north country ground since normal markets and supply chains were disrupted. About 1,800 gallons of beer flooded a spot in Lewis County a few weeks ago in a quality-control measure by Skewed Brewing. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday morning, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 21. Read More ⇒
NEW BREMEN — An ATV event held over the weekend at the Stuck in the Muck Off-road Park that resulted in a fatal UTV accident in the parking lot Saturday night has county officials on edge. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Working in shifts, volunteers set up the annual Memorial Day flag display Monday on the front lawn of Carthage Central High School, 36500 Route 26. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Another set of negative test results for four nursing home staff members who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, does not create a firm negative diagnosis, health officials said. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In conjunction with a feature in the Watertown Daily Times, WPBS will release a half hour documentary called “More to the Story: Women in Office.” The piece shares what three prominent women in office experienced during their careers as far as adversity, struggle, and acceptance. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 case as of Tuesday morning, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 21. Read More ⇒
TURIN — It started with an egg. Actually, it started with hundreds of eggs — 230 dozen, to be exact. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Twenty Lewis County employees volunteered to be furloughed — most beginning Monday — saving the county more than $141,000 over the next 11 weeks. Read More ⇒
NEW BREMEN — An ATV weekend at Stuck in the Muck Offroad Park, 8403 Artz Road, resulted in the death of a father of three boys. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — For the third day in a row, another new person in Lewis County has been confirmed to have the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, bringing the total to 21. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The twice-weekly novel coronavirus testing for nursing home staffs are intended to help prevent further spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable residents, but many facilities are concerned about the substantial cost that falls squarely on their shoulders. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed another COVID-19 case as of Sunday morning, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 20. Read More ⇒
SCRIBA — A contractor who was working at the Novelis Aluminum Mill died as a result of what appears to be an accidental electrocution, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Although five more people tested positive in Lewis County as of Friday night for the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, four of those people tested negative for the virus with a different lab Saturday morning. Read More ⇒
SCRIBA — At around 8:59 a.m. Friday, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an incident at the Novelis Aluminum Mill, 1906 County Route 1, town of Scriba. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Courts across the north country will begin to return to in-person operations Wednesday after having judicial activity extensively curbed for more than five weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County holds steady Friday with 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Tractor Supply Co. will be adding a third location halfway between its existing Watertown and Lowville stores in the town of Denmark, just outside of West Carthage. Read More ⇒
NEW BREMEN — A Wagner Road home was damaged in a fire on Wednesday morning. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The Lewis County board approved a memorandum of understanding with the local CSEA union in a special meeting Wednesday evening and began accepting volunteers on Thursday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed its 14th COVID-19 case Thursday. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — School districts now have their official list of candidates for open seats on their local boards of education. The deadline for submitting names was 5 p.m. Monday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The town of Wilna justice pleaded not guilty to hunting-related charges during his arraignment in virtual court on Wednesday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County continues to hold steady with 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — After a number of judge withdrawals due to potential conflicts of interest, the Wilna Town Court judge will be arraigned on firearm charges from November. Read More ⇒
Church fairs have traditionally been ways to bring parishioners and the community together while raising funds. Read More ⇒