Lowville News

Lewis County Sheriff's deputies charged a Watson man with felony menacing a police officer, resisting arrest and other counts Saturday after he allegedly refused to put down a rifle during a confrontation with deputies Saturday at his home.

Lewis County General Hospital officials are seeking speedy approval of a long-awaited renal dialysis center that would allow for a fall 2010 opening.

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

On 11/03/09, Lowville-based State Police arrested Heather M. Delperuto , 28, of Lowville, on State Route 12 in the Town of Turin, Lewis County, for DWI, DWI with BAC > .08, speed in zone, uninspected motor vehicle, and broken windshield.

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

It isn't every day that a person in Watertown can find a U.S. vice president in the 600 block of Mill Street.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand on Friday made her first official visit to Lewis County, endorsing her party's candidate for the 23rd Congressional District seat and getting input from local dairy farmers and officials on milk pricing.

Democratic Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is coming Monday to Watertown to rally support for William L. Owens, his party's candidate in the 23rd Congressional District.

Dede Scozzafava was one of Gov. George Pataki's loyal foot soldiers in the state Assembly.

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

"Hello, 911? This is the Dede Scozzafava campaign. Could you send a police car over to the Elks Lodge? There is a reporter here asking our candidate uncomfortable questions.

The following people are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Brent F. Billhardt, 36, of 5807 Route 12, Glenfield, was arrested by state police at 9 p.m. Monday on Route 12 in the town of Turin, where he initially was cited with speeding at 72 mph in a 55-mph zone.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 6:58pm William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, a prominent national conservative magazine, has reacted to news that Deirdre Scozzafava's husband, Ron MacDougall, called police on one of his reporters Monday.

Village police were called Monday on a reporter from a conservative magazine who persistently questioned Republican congressional candidate Dierdre K. Scozzafava after a Lewis County GOP dinner.

The special election in New York's traditionally Republican 23rd congressional district presents the spectacle of an intolerable liberal Republican running against the viable Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

Gertrude M. Karris called moving to the north country "a dream of mine since childhood." Her family has roots in Lewis County and she regularly came to a family's camp near Lowville.

Village police Sgt. Robin W. Pierce was placed on administrative leave with pay Wednesday night after state police cited him with making a harassing telephone call.

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

New Educators, New Programs Offer NNY Farmers Resources for Tough Times; Host of Programming Begins October 6 When times are tough, it is good to have many minds working on opportunities to overcome the issues.

Dr. Manoj Vora, 48, of Lowville, set a goal of summiting the highest peak on each of seven continents, starting with Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, in 1994.