NEWS

CANTON — A Massena man charged last year with shooting a woman in the face with a pellet gun has been indicted a second time by a St. Lawrence County grand jury.

OGDENSBURG — A city man who allegedly fled police on July 17 on foot when they tried to arrest him on a warrant was allegedly found in possession of a methamphetamine lab and led to three more arrests.

FOWLER — The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office have issued a traffic ticket to the man driving the truck that struck and killed a 21 year old last month.

CANTON — The state’s plan to impose stricter limits on lead poisoning levels is expected to stretch financial and manpower resources for St. Lawrence County’s Public Health Department.

MASSENA — There were some big jumpers at the Massena Arena for the annual Boss Frog Jumping Contest on July 18.

(Jul 17, 2019) One of the North Country's most influential historical figures faces a painful re-evaluation as part of the national "me too" movement. Now the American Library Association has taken Melville Dewey's name off its highest award, citing his antisemitism, his racism, and his sexual harassment of women. [full story]

(Jul 17, 2019) Water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River have started to go down, giving shoreline communities a chance to see how much flood damage there is. State officials from the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative recently met stakeholders in Clayton to plan a path forward. [full story]

(Jul 12, 2019) A green group that owns land near the Adirondack High Peaks says it will spend a million dollars restoring the Tahawus mine property to make it more user-friendly. The Open Space Institute says the money will go to enhance southern access routes to the High Peaks Wilderness, while also preserving and improving […]

(Jul 12, 2019) Flooding on Lake Ontario broke records this year. A lot of shoreline residents say they’ve never seen water levels anywhere near this year's, but in fact Lake Ontario has flooded many times before. [full story]

(Jul 6, 2019) Fireworks, barbecue, "adult beverages" (as Radio Bob would say), swimming, hanging out at camp, paddling about - we tend to observe the Fourth of July in family, with personal pursuits. It's the height of a pretty short North Country summer, so we dig in while we can. [full story]