WADDINGTON – Four fire departments battled a barn fire at 635 Irish Settlement Road Monday afternoon.

The Waddington Volunteer Fire Department responded at 4:39 p.m. to the hay barn owned by Tom Dalton. The Louisville, Madrid and Norfolk fire departments also arrived at the scene and the Waddington Rescue Squad responded. The Lisbon and Morley fire departments were on standby.

The Waddington department returned to the station at 5:31 p.m.

St. Lawrence County fire investigators say cause of the blaze is unknown.

GOUVERNEUR – With nearly perfect weather, the 160th annual Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County fair kicked off quietly this morning as animals began arriving and 4-H members presented a rabbit show.

Activity at the Barney Street fairgrounds will pickup substantially Tuesday when midway rides open at 1 p.m. and a variety of animal and agricultural events take place. A Johnny Cash tribute concert is slated for Tuesday night.

PIERREPONT – A Hannawa Falls man has been accused of child abuse after Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s emergency room reported the cases of five- and three-year-old children who were treated there and released.

Joshua R. Tyo, 24, of 5644 State Rt. 56, has been charged by St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies with two counts of assault in the second degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Tyo was arraigned in Town of Pierrepont Court and released to probation supervision on a recommendation from the District Attorney’s office and the court.

OGDENSBURG – Members of Delta Kappa Gamma is hosting a garage sale August 6 from 9 a.m .to 1 p.m. at 310 Proctor Ave.

A variety of items will be available for sale.

LOUISVILLE – The Louisville Summer Bash will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 12-14 with a parade, a pig roast, bed races and fireworks.

The weekend will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday at the Louisville Fire Station #1, CR 39 & 36, with an ice cream social and Lion’s Club duck race.

On Saturday, the parade will begin at 10 a.m. on County Rt. 39, followed by a chicken barbecue at 11 a.m., firemen’s drills at 1 p.m. and a pig roast at 5 p.m.

Craft vendors, concessions, and a bounce house will be set up.

Jacklyn Richards of Potsdam, daughter of Marshall and Sherri Richards, has graduated from Hartwick College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.

Hartwick College is a private liberal arts and sciences college of 1,500 students, located in Oneonta, NY, in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains.

Hartwick's expansive curriculum emphasizes a uniquely experiential approach to the liberal arts.

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