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Students at South Lewis Central School District began a new academic year in a renovated building.

LOWVILLE — Post-Tropical Cyclone Fred which landed in Florida on Monday and caused at least two deaths with dozens missing in North Carolina on Wednesday made itself felt across southern

LYONS FALLS — A village man was accused of urinating in a local Dollar General store by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. According to sheriff’s deputies, Timothy A. Gorczyca, 62, walked into the Dollar General in Lyons Falls at about 3:53 p.m. Friday and urinated while walking around the back of the store. He then also urinated into a garbage can on sale with other merchandise inside. Deputies also say Mr. Gorczyca ate a Reese’s peanut butter cup while in the s...

LOWVILLE — Goals were met by the two housing-related programs supported by Community Development Block Grants that will come to an official close at the end of this month.

People across southern Lewis County experienced power outages early Wednesday afternoon when severe thunderstorms with high wind moved through the area.

LOWVILLE — People across southern Lewis County experienced power outages early Wednesday afternoon when severe thunderstorms with high winds moved through the area. Lewis County Emergency Services began receiving calls about downed trees and power lines at about 1:30 p.m. The calls were “mainly” in and around the Constableville, Lyons Falls, Port Leyden and West Leyden fire districts, according to the news release about the incident. The fire departments in those districts mobili...

UPDATE: The warning has been lifted as of 2:55 p.m. Wednesday. LOWVILLE — The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Lewis County. The warning will remain in effect until 2 p.m. According to the weather service, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Redfield, or 14 miles northwest of Camden, moving east at 50 mph. Whetstone Gulf State Park, Highmarket, Watson, Martinsburg, Lyonsdale, Greig, Port Leyden, Lyons Falls, Consta...

WATERTOWN — City Councilwoman Sarah V. Compo sees how popular Food Truck Fridays are in Lowville, and she thinks they also could be a hit in Thompson Park. Recently, she talked to Kylie S. Peck, chief executive officer of the Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce, and Michelle L. Capone, director of regional development for the Development Authority of New York, about starting up some kind of food truck events at the city-owned park this summer. The councilwoman brought up th...

LYONS FALLS — When COVID-19 took the nation by surprise and severely challenged our health care system, companies large and small switched gears and retooled to produce desperately needed personal

LOWVILLE — The welcoming smell of scalloped potatoes and ham wafted out of the kitchen to greet seniors attending the Lowville meal site Wednesday.