Croghan News

Lewis County should consider raising its tipping fees to better cover operational expenses and avoid taxpayer subsidies, according to a study of its solid waste management program.

Lewis County legislators on Wednesday adopted a 2010 budget that increases the tax levy by 3.5 percent and drops the full-value tax rate by 2.86 percent.

A Lewis County man faces multiple charges, some of them in connection with a recent camp burglary.

A jury Friday evening in Lewis County Court acquitted a town of Croghan man of rape charges.

Lewis County legislators have formally endorsed the concept of the "rooftop highway," as long as plans include a connecting spur through their county.

A Lewis County man is accused of conspiring with two others to assault a Lowville man.

This is in response to a recent letter from Kelly Ritz concerning the Lewis County District One legislator's election.

Five of the 10 seats on the Lewis County Legislature will be up for grabs in Tuesday's general election.

Voters in District 4 have the opportunity once again to elect our representative to the Lewis County Board of Legislators.

Around 10 years ago, our town of Croghan was facing some big issue, and the late Pete Farney remarked to me that the only person who seemed to understand that issue was Andy Lehman, who was then on the town board.

The town of Croghan will apparently stay with three elected assessors after all.

This is in regard to the letter by Gary Kohler on Monday. Fall is fast approaching, and those beautiful leaves end up on the ground, in peoples' lawns and yards.

Edward E. Chartrand has been a stickler for finding water for more than seven decades.

Fall is approaching and it means many different things to people. Most think of the beauty of the changing leaves.

A Lewis County man sped away from troopers and was involved in a property damage accident, state police say.Stanley Widrick, 57, Croghan, is charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer, reckless endangerment, speeding, and numerous other traffic infractions.Troopers say Widrick was clocked at 84 mph in a 55 mph zone as he ...

Jefferson and Lewis counties as well as 13 of their towns and villages are seeking state grant funding to develop and manage a digital inventory of roads and other infrastructure.

The Croghan Town Council on Monday night chose to switch from three elected assessors to a single appointed one, in front of a room packed with residents overwhelmingly opposed to the move.

A longtime Harrisville businessman and ex-mayor unofficially leads a Republican primary for the District 1 seat on the Lewis County Legislature after not being appointed to the position by party leaders in the district.

For some people, it truly is all in the family. Take the Nuffer women. All five are students and members of the track and cross-country teams at St.

The head of Lewis County's largest dairy cooperative on Tuesday helped county legislators quantify the impact of low milk prices on the local economy.