99 NEWS HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY, 3/26/11

SHERIFF SAYS "DO MORE WITH LESS" IS THE NORM, NOT THE EXCEPTION--St.Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin Wells told the St.Lawrence County Conservative Committee this week he has done his best to run mandated and essential services over decades of little to no growth, and higher-than-ever crime rates. This, in response to a question about what he would do if the county budget scenario becomes even tougher than it is now.  For example, Wells says Road Patrol is one area that has seen no staffing increase in nearly 30 years, while incidents have gone up 2-5 percent a year, with more violent crime and ever-increasing disrespect for law enforcement. The Republican Wells announced recently he is running for a second four-year term; he has no announced opponent at this time.

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ALLEGED ROAD RAGE BRINGS CRIMNAL CHARGES FOR 46-YEAR-OLD MILTON BROTHERS OF MIDDLE ROAD IN OGDENSBURG AND 42-YEAR-OLD ELTON JOHNSTON OF BROMAGHIN ROAD IN OGDENSBURG STEMMING FROM ACCIDENT IN THE TOWN OF CANTON. BOTH MEN CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS, ARRAIGNED AND RELEASED TO PROBATION WITH PROTECTION ORDERS TO STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

THREE PEOPLE INDICTED BY COUNTY GRAND JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED 7-THOUSAND-PLUS-DOLLAR BAD CHECK SPREE..34-YEAR-OLS COTT BICKFORD OF SOUTHVILLE ROAD WEST STOCKHOLM, AND 35-YEAR-OLD JONATHAN, 33-YEAR-OLD AUTUMN SAMELSKI OF ALLENS FALLS ROAD POTSDAM CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR COUNTS

PHIL HARNDEN OF RICHVILLE, FOUNDER-DIRECTOR OF GARDENSHARE TO RECEIVE ONE OF ST.LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S HIGHEST HONORS, THE "NORTH COUNTRY CITATION' AT COMMENCEMENT NEXT MONTH

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