Jefferson County News

Donna J. Bohn, a north country native and local businesswoman, today announced her candidacy for the Jefferson County Board of Legislators District 10 seat.

Nathan I. Koster, 20, of 34001 Route 126, Carthage, was charged by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday afternoon with six counts of felony criminal possession of a forged instrument, five counts of felony fourth-degree grand larceny and 11 counts of petit larceny.

Nearly half of the employers in Jefferson County plan to hire workers in the next two years, according to a biennial survey conducted by the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency from March 7 to May 1. According to the survey - which included 76 employers in Jefferson County - 44.4 percent plan to increase their staff in the next two ... (more)

North Country state legislators Sen. Patty Ritchie and Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush are hailing passage in both houses of a bill to hold farmland assessment increases to no more than two percent a year.

Robert S. Hardison, 24, Milford, Conn., also was charged at 2:10 a.m. Sunday by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies with speeding on Route 11 in LeRay.

A Watertown man faced multiple criminal charges after he allegedly chased his ex-wife from the city to a home on Fort Drum following a domestic dispute.

Police said Aaron J. Bell, 37, of 736 W. Main St., Apt. 5, falsely reported a burglary and criminal mischief at his residence June 2. Charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident at his residence at 8:27 a.m. Friday, he was held at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building on $500 bail pending arraignment in City Court.

Friot's Bounce House Rentals, which opened in May, is serving the greater St. Lawrence, Franklin and Jefferson county area.

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies on Friday charged Omar Lebron, 38, address in the village not listed, with first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree sexual abuse.

Kylie M. Rivers, 25, of 1620 Huntington St., Apt. M2, was charged by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies Tuesday night with petit larceny.

A town of Philadelphia man was referred to Jefferson County Drug Court after admitting Thursday in County Court that he tried to sell cocaine.

Carolyn D. Fitzpatrick, chairwoman of the Jefferson County Board of Legislators, recalled the days of when passersby could see young ballerinas practicing in the large windows of Lincoln Building on Public Square.

In August 2011, when Max Schulte and I traveled to Cape Vincent NY for the exhumation of the remains of Ronnie Gibbons, one of the people we met there was Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Pete Barnett.

At a Dollar Dinner not too long ago I was bussing tables. Dollar Dinners are a ministry of the Urban Mission where churches provide very good food for a dollar.

Jefferson County residents continue to be satisfied with the overall quality of life in the area despite mixed economic prospects, according to an annual study by the Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College presented Tuesday night to the Jefferson County Board of Legislators Planning and Development Committee.

Many working families that struggle to put food on their table may now be eligible to receive benefits from the Women, Infants and Children federal supplemental feeding program.

Three men were injured on Monday night after their vehicle flipped over on County Route 5 in the town of Clayton and they were all ejected from the Jeep.

Three people in a Disabled Persons Action Organization van were injured Monday morning when a General Brown Central School bus driver missed a stop on Route 180 and backed into it.

Over the past year, Sheriff John P. Burns has come under repeated fire from the Jefferson County Board of Legislators over a growing list of incidents of alleged misconduct in his department.

Graduates Jeffery Rodriguez, left, Santa Pumpura, center, and Darnnell Jeffers applaud the speakers during college commencement on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown, N.Y. Just one-third of the students who enroll in the state's community colleges actually finish, a new study has found.