Like many people in the North Country, Roy Johnson had multiple jobs. His son David Johnson calls him “a working fool.” Growing up around Alexandria Bay in the sixties and seventies, David watched his father ply his trade as the region’s “preacher-trapper,” and even got to help Roy with his third profession, “flag cutting.”

State police are investigating a death in the village of Gouverneur. Police gave no additional information.

With the remote school year over, summer and day camps closed or operating under capacity, and folks going back to work in droves, childcare is a bigger issue than ever. We’ll be diving into it over the next few weeks, looking at how families, childcare centers, and new legislation are trying to deal with it.

The Peskos, a family of 6 who live in Chateaugay, are among the ranks of families in the North Country that need childcare to return to work, but can’t get or afford it right now.

With the help of families, the North Country Children's Museum, in downtown Potsdam, should have a new colorful mural ready to unveil by the middle of next month.

A new documentary tells the story of so-called “refugee taxis” in Plattsburgh. They’ve transported thousands of refugees seeking asylum at the Canadian border via a dead-end in Clinton County called Roxham Road.

Plattsburgh mayor Colin Read, a Democrat, is facing two challengers in Tuesday's primary election: restaurant owner Tenzin Dorjee and Clinton County legislator Christopher Rosenquest. The three met recently for a televised debate hosted by Mountain Lake PBS and a panelist of reporters including Emily Russell.