99 NEWS FOR THURSDAY, 8/11/11

DEKALB TOWN RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE INPUT TOWARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN--The Town Council has a grant-funded process underway to write a document called "Ticket To The Future", where the community's vision for the next 10 years will be expressed. The consultant has two public meetings scheduled for today at the community room of Sunrise Valley Apartments in Dekalb Junction--10am and 7pm to gather input in addition to surveys mailed out last month. The Council is expected to see the document in November.

POTSDAM WOMAN CHARGED WITH 17 FELONY COUNTS, 26-YEAR-OLD TIFFANEE YOUNG WAS ARRESTED LAST FRIDAY AS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE, AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY AFTER A VILLAGE COURT APPEARANCE. MOST OF THE FELONIES ARE THIRD DEGREE FORGERY. YOUNG JAILED ON 3-THOUSAND-DOLLARS CASH BAIL OR 6-THOUSAND-DOLLARS BAIL BOND

BRASHER FALLS MAN 41-YEAR-OLD DAVID LANEUVILLE ALLEGEDLY PUT ANOTHER MAN IN A HEADLOCK AT MASSENA COUNTRY CLUB TUESDAY, AFTER THE VICTiM ALLEGEDLY TOOK HIS GOLF CLUBS OUT OF A CART. LANEUVILLE RELEASED ON COURT APPEARANCE TICKETS WITH A PROTECTION ORDER TO STAY AWAY FROM THE VICTIM

POTSDAM MAYOR RON TISCHLER NOT RUNNING AGAIN FOR MAYOR, BUT FOR THE TRUSTEE SEAT HELD BY STEVE YURGARTIS, WHO'S RUNNING FOR MAYOR. TRUSTEE GEORGE REGAN DENIED ANOTHER RUN BY HIS PARTY; THE CAUCUS CHOOSES ELEANOR HOPKE

POTSDAM SCHOOL BOARD ADDS FRENCH CLUB TO THE LIST OF CREDIT CARD-AUTHORIZED GROUPS; BOARD MEMBER WADE DAVIS CASTS LONE NO VOTE, SAYING IT OPENS "PANDORS'S BOX". A STUDENT LOST HER BELONGINGS ON A 2010 EXCHANGE IN FRANCE WHEN A BEDROOM AT THE HOST FAMILY'S RESIDENCE BURNED

SUNY POTSDAM TO BE ONE OF THIRTY 9-11 MEMORIAL EXHIBIT SITES AROUND STATE

STATE AUDIT FINDS FAULT WITH NYPA EXPENDITURES

STATE INVESTIGATION SAYS CASINO INSPECTOR EDWARD HAWKS AT AKWESASNE TOOK UNDUE PERKS

NINE HURT, NO LOCALS IN ROUTE 3, STAR LAKE CRASH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

SERGI'S GETS POTSDAM CHAMBER JUNE 'PRIDE IN POTSDAM' PROPS, NOW IN THE RUNNING FOR THE YEARLY AWARD