99 NEWS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY, 10/22/09

HUNTING ACCIDENT IN POTSDAM--the Potsdam Rescue Squad, State Police and Sheriff's deputies were called between 7:30 and 8 this morning to Dayton Road, where a male hunter was apparently shot in the abdomen. A flight to either Burlington or Syracuse was in the works; the victim was set to be stabilized at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Further details are forthcoming.

H1N1 SUPPLIES ADEQUATE, SEASONAL FLU VACCINE SHORT--St.Lawrence County Interim Public Health Director Deb Kent told legislators Monday she expects mass vaccinations of schoolchildren are expected to start in early November.

MORE JAIL INMATES ARRESTED IN JAIL SUBOXONE-SMUGGLING CASE--Sheriff's deputies say 24-year-old Michael Labaff of Potsdam and 26-year-old Andrew Sharpe of Ogdensburg were arrested yesterday on felony counts alleging their role in bringing the anti-withdrawal agent into the correctional facility in early September. Both men were arraigned and released until future court dates. Several other arrests have been made in the same case.

HUNTING ACCIDENT IN WESTERN PART OF COUNTY; MAN FALLS OFF TREE STAND--The Courier-Observer says Jeffrey Simonds of Brier Hill received life-threatening injuries yesterday when he fell 20 feet to the ground. A branch broke, causing the mishap.

ALSO ONLINE TODAY...$90,000 IDA LOAN TO SLIC FOR EXPANDING BROADBAND TO BRASHER, O'BURG...COUNTY LEGISLATORS SAY RURAL AREAS WILL GET TRASH DUMPING WITH OPEN BURN BAN...THE LATEST ON THE 23RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE....SCOZZAFAVA CALLS FOR MORE DEBATES, HAS PRESS AVAIL IN FRONT OF HOFFMAN HEADQUARTERS...FIRE IN HOGANSBURG DESTROYS FRED LAZORE RESIDENCE ON RIVER ROAD...NORWOOD WOMAN, 26-YEAR NICOLE HAWKINS TICKETED BY POTSDAM POLICE FOR ACCIDENT ON LARNARD STREET THAT SNAPPED POLE