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The news was not good for the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg on Wednesday. New York State finally released it's plan on how psychiatric care is delivered and while it will be gradual, all signs point to a loss of jobs for the community. The plan announced by the Office of Mental Health calls for impatient services for adults and children to be moved out of Ogdensburg and to facilities in Central New York. The plan calls for an expansion of community treatment programs and for the facility's sex offender treatment program to remain. Inpatient services will be moved beginning in 2015. The center currently employees 520 people. The expectation is that some jobs will be moved elsewhere.

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A Watson man accused of failure to keep an eye on a toddler in his care. The Lewis County Sheriff's Department received call just after 7:30 am Wednesday of a child found walking on the Pine Grove Rd. The three year old was kept safe by a passing motorist until police could arrive. The boy had exited the family residence undetected. Eighteen year old Kyle Simpson was supposed to be watching the child. It was 40 minutes before Simpson showed up looking for the child, who was only a short distance away from the home. He is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Lewis County Child Protective Services is assisting the investigation.

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The new director for the North County Children's Clinic has been named. Daniel Wasneechak has been named the new head of the health care organization. He currently is the Director of Government Programs at Martins Point Health Care in Portland, Maine. He replaces Colleen Alexander who resigned in October. Longtime director Janice Charles has filled in on an interim basis. Wasneechak will take over the job in mid August.

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The Jefferson County Fair continues. The 196th edition of the fair runs through Sunday at the Alex Duffy Fairgrounds. On tap for today at the fairgrounds is Youth and Senior Day. Young people will have free admission to the fairgrounds from 10 am to 6 pm and senior citizens age 60 and older will have free admission all day. The midway opens at 1 pm. Tonight is the preliminary for the Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby. Tonight is also the annual Father Mac night. Father McCarthy, known as the carney priest, and members of the Watertown Fire Department will spend the evening accompanying developmentally disabled children on midway rides.

9:59 AM

The Watertown Rams are now 2-0 on their weeklong road trip. The Rams winners against Newark Wednesday night, beating the Pilots by a score of 4-3. The team is now 16-13 on the season and have a one and a half game lead over Elmira in the West Division. The Rams are at Cooperstown today to play a double header.

9:58 AM

The House could vote today on a farm bill that no one seems to like very much, including Republican leaders who split it in two. The measure covers only farm issues, such as subsidies. A separate bill covering so-called nutrition programs, including food stamps, would be considered later this summer or in the fall. The GOP leadership's decision to split the bill in two is reportedly dividing support among farm groups and unifying opposition by House Democrats. Leaders in the Democratic-controlled Senate say the current farm-only bill has no chance of passing in the Senate and the White House says President Obama would veto the measure if it gets that far.

9:57 AM

Randy Travis remains in critical condition at a Plano, Texas hospital as he recovers from surgery following a stroke. The country superstar suffered the health setback Wednesday night, prompting doctors to operate in an effort to alleviate pressure on his brain. He was initially admitted to the Baylor Medical Center at McKinney and diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy, which weakened his heart muscles.

9:55 AM

The defense rests in the court-martial of Private Bradley Manning, who gave classified information to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Manning is accused of sending more than 700-thousand documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as diplomatic cables while serving as a member of the 10th Mountain Division. He's accused of espionage, aiding the enemy and computer fraud

9:54 AM

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is going undercover to stop people from texting while driving. The Governor appeared in a special segment on ABC-TVs "Good Morning America" accompanying the State Police on patrols. Cuomo took part in the segment to promote recent legislation which increases punishment of anyone convicted of texting and driving.

9:53 AM

Eliot Spitzer is now the frontrunner in the New York City comptroller's race. An "NBC/Marist" survey released Wednesday evening gives the former governor a nine point lead over Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in the Democratic primary. Spitzer jumped into the race late Sunday night and still must get the necessary signatures to get on the ballot.

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