Lewis County 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.

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.

Lewis County's legislative vice chairman easily fended off a challenge from a past county manager, continuing a strong showing by incumbent lawmakers.

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.

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.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a series of events planned across northern New York today.

The Home Energy Assistance Program opens Nov. 2, and Social Services officials in the tri-county area expect greater numbers of people to apply for help paying their heating bills.

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

The Lewis County Planning Board refused to approve a proposed town of Greig law restricting commercial water projects, calling it "legally deficient." Planning Board members on Thursday voted 4-0 to disapprove the proposed zoning amendment, which would declare all surface and ground water in the town to be in the "public trust." The move would ...

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.

A Lowville woman admitted Friday in Jefferson County Court that she stole more than $8,000 from the Greater Watertown Pop Warner Association while serving as the organization's treasurer.

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.

The Greig Town Council on Wednesday heard numerous comments - most of them favorable - on a proposed law restricting commercial water projects but withheld action pending county review.

A teenager poured dry gas on a man early Sunday at a house party here, then set the victim on fire, Lewis County sheriff's deputies allege.

A barn fire Monday night in the town of West Turin killed 120 cows and 40 calves.

Authorities say a barn fire in northern New York killed 120 cows and 40 calves. The fire broke out just before midnight Monday at the Scott Markham farm in Constableville, about 70 miles northeast of Syracuse.

After 33 years of practicing internal medicine in Lewis and Jefferson counties, Dr.

While police agencies are used to finding marijuana growing in Lewis County fields at this time of the year, this week they found growing systems in two houses.