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Yesterday | Watertown Daily Times

New Bremen woman jailed following alleged fracas in Glenfield

Lewis County sheriff's deputies shortly after 1:30 a.m. initially charged Ashley M. Hutchins, 24, of 8345 Meadow Road, with disorderly conduct for allegedly laying on the horn of a vehicle and yelling profanities at her boyfriend, whom deputies did not identify.

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Related Topix: Glenfield, NY

Thursday | Watertown Daily Times

Firefighters contain grease fire at Watson meat market

A Thursday morning grease fire at Miller's Meat Market was contained to the smokehouse room in its venison processing facility.

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Related Topix: Fire, Lowville, NY

Thursday | Watertown Daily Times

Lewis County Public Health seeking owner of Deer River dog

The Lewis County Public Health Agency is seeking the public's assistance in finding the owner of a dog that has bitten a person.

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Related Topix: Lowville, NY

Thursday | Watertown Daily Times

Inaugural homelessness summit drew crowd from three counties to Lowville

Organizers were hoping to get 70 people to attend the inaugural Lewis County Homelessness Summit on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Lowville, NY, Buffalo, NY

Thursday | Watertown Daily Times

United Way funds new agencies, defunds others

Change is in the air at the United Way of Northern New York - and it has left bad feelings with at least one longtime United Way partner.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, NY, Lowville, NY, Massena, NY

Wed May 22, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Landmark deal

The ground-breaking agreement reached by the Cuomo administration and the Oneida Nation of Indians resolving long-standing disputes is a heartening development that should be a turning point in relations between the state and Oneidas as well as counties that border the nation lands.

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Related Topix: Oswego County, NY, Opinion

Watertown Daily Times

Lewis officials close ATV trail in Houseville for time being

Lewis County officials have shut down a vital link in their all-terrain vehicle trail system because of landowner concerns, although they hope somehow to resolve the matter.

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Related Topix: Brantingham, NY, Croghan, NY

Tue May 21, 2013

Press & Sun-Bulletin

"Do not comply!": Latest Albany gun rally attracts a few hundred

As the crowd began filed toward the Capitol to meet with legislators, emcee Melody Burns repeated what was the main theme of Albany's latest pro-gun rally: "Do not comply!" She was asking rally-goers, of course, not to comply with the state's January gun laws, which included a stricter limit on the number of rounds in a magazine and a requirement ... (more)

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Related Topix: Albany, NY, Andrew Cuomo, US Governors

Sat May 18, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Lowville, Beaver River students take top state FFA posts

That's because the two high school juniors hail from neighboring Lewis County school districts, with President Ashley L. Willits from Lowville Academy and Central School and Vice President Jake T. Ledoux from Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls.

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Related Topix: Lowville, NY, Education Etc., Beaver Falls, NY, Copenhagen, NY, Henderson, NY

Wed May 15, 2013

WKTV

Autopsy results in for Lewis County shooting death

The autopsy results have returned in the death of a Lewis County man, allegedly at the hands of his own father.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Ogdensburg Courier-Observer/Journal

Norfolk woman named Dunkin Donuts Red Cross Volunteer of Month

The American Red Cross of Northern New York is proud to award three volunteers with the 'Dunkin' Donuts Volunteer of the Month' award for the first quarter of 2013.

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Related Topix: New York, Norfolk, NY, Lowville, NY, Watertown, NY

Tue May 14, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Man dead in Watson, father in custody

A 29-year-old Lewis County man is dead and his father is charged with murder after an apparent argument led to a shooting at 9520 Stillwater Road.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Lowville, NY

The Post-Standard

Lewis County man charged with fatally shooting son

Authorities say a 56-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting his son during an argument at a northern New York home.

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Related Topix: Syracuse, NY

Mon May 13, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Copenhagen area home heavily damaged from chimney fire

Copenhagen firefighters at 1:49 a.m. responded to the Shawn P. O'Donnell residence at 10388 Stoddard Road and requested mutual aid from West Carthage, Castorland and Champion fire departments.

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Related Topix: Copenhagen, NY, West Carthage, NY, Castorland, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Port Leyden man accused of growing pot in Watson

Lewis County sheriff's deputies on Saturday charged Timothy D. Daniels, 40, with growing cannibis without a license and fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, answerable in Watson Town Court.

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Related Topix: Port Leyden, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Ava man pleads guilty to possessing drugs at moe.down festival

An Ava man was entered Friday into the Lewis County Drug Court program after admitting to having drugs at last fall's moe.down music festival.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Turin, NY, Copenhagen, NY, Plattsburgh, NY

Fri May 10, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Lowville hospital dealing with early morning oxygen leak

An oxygen supply leak early Friday morning at Lewis County General Hospital officials caused some surgical rescheduling but no major issues.

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Related Topix: Lowville, NY

North County Public Radio

Despite EJ Noble clinic closure, care continues in Harrisville

E.J. Noble Hospital is trying to get its financial footing, after a tough year. The Gouverneur-based hospital was forced to shut down last fall by the state health department, because of safety problems in the lab.

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Related Topix: Harrisville, NY, Gouverneur, NY, Russell, NY, Carthage, NY, Beaver Falls, NY

Watertown Daily Times

DWI wrap

Dustin G. Houppert, 25, of 4959 Route 410, Castorland, also was charged by Lewis County sheriff's deputies with leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident, speed not reasonable or prudent and failure to signal at 3:03 a.m. Sunday on East Road in the town of Lowville.

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Related Topix: Castorland, NY, Lowville, NY, Croghan, NY, Philadelphia, NY

Thu May 09, 2013

WKTV

Residents disturbed by dead calves arranged in pattern

People in the small village of Port Leyden in Lewis County are wondering who among their community of around 700 could be responsible for a gruesome, open grave in a clearing off of Norton Road.

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Related Topix: Port Leyden, NY