NORFOLK MAN ACCUSED OF EXCESSIVE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF DAUGHTER JAILED—State Police based in Massena arrested 36-year-old Marvin Ward Monday on a misdemeanor count of assault and other charges alleging he struck the 10-year-old girl in the face. He was arraigned before Justice Donald Lustyik and committed in lieu of 5-thousand-dollars cash bail or 10-thousand-dollars bail bond until future court dates

CONGRESSMAN SAYS “FISCAL CLIFF” AVERSION DEAL IS A MIX OF TEMPORARY RELIEF AND GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT—House Ag Committee member and local Representative Bill Owens told 99 News late yesterday perhaps the best part of the compromise package passed in both chambers and heading for the President's desk, at least locally is the preservation of MILC program at levels set in August, and the preservation of Bush-era tax cuts for singles making up to 400-thousand-dollars and couples 450-thousand. He also says estate tax provisions that allow small business owners and especially farmers to pass on their assets to their children is a key. Owens says two disappointments are evident....the failure to pass the 2012 Farm Bill and failure to compromise on Hurricane Sandy relief measures.

PYRITES MAN ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 23-YEAR-OLD RANDY GUYETTE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS AND RELEASED WITH PROTECTION ORDER

SCOTT LECLAIR OF CHURUBUSCO CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS COUNTS AND JAILED AFTER GETTING PICKED UP IN JEFFERSON COUNTY WITH ALLEGED METH LAB CHEMICALS AND PARTS

NORWOOD WOMAN CHARGED WITH NEW YEAR'S EVE DRUNK DRIVING, 40-YEAR-OLD LAURA WOLF RELEASED ON COURT TICKETS

25-YEAR-OLD JEFFREY LAVALLEY OF WADDINGTON PICKED UP FOR DWI NEW YEAR'S EVE ON COUNTY ROUTE 38 IN NORFOLK, RELEASED ON TICKETS

OBITUARIES:

Eileen Robert—94—Malta, NY; former Norfolk resident. Service Noon Saturday at Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk with calling hours Saturday 10am-Noon.

Daniel Fritz—61—Potsdam, longtime Boy Scout leader. Services 11am Saturday at Potsdam United Methodist Church with calling hours at Garner Funeral Home, Potsdam Friday 4-7pm