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Peru – Boil Water Order – July 27, 2022

 Oct. 13th Clinton County Tire Round Up – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Clinton County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Town of Schuyler Falls are collaborating to co-host a tire collection event.  This event is being held to help Clinton County residents properly dispose of old used tires. Scrap tires can degrade, causing chemicals to leach into the soil and waterways and old tire dumps […]

Full body scanner to help stop contraband in county jail

Long-awaited $160K equipment secured through American Rescue Plan funds Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Loved ones, first response family grieve loss of leader Max Thwaits III

Essex County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Director Max Thwaits III died unexpectedly early Monday. He was 40 years old. “He was one of the good guys.” Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Health Department schedules COVID-19 booster clinics

Clinton County Health Department News   A bivalent (Omicron) COVID-19 booster will help you maximize your protection, prolong the vaccine’s durability, and safeguard your community against the virus. You must be ages 12 and older to be eligible for a Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster and ages 18 and older to be eligible for a Moderna bivalent […]

 Back by Popular Demand: Green Cone Solar Digesters 

Clinton County, September 2, 2022. In April, the Clinton County Health Department’s Eat Smart Waste Less, Clinton County (ESWL) partnered with Casella Waste Management at the Clinton County Solid Waste & Recycling Facility to provide green cone solar digesters to county residents at a reduced rate. The Earth Day sale proved successful and resulted in […]

Fmr. Clinton Co. Sheriff’s Deputy calls for change after she said she experienced discrimination

Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

UPDATE: Clinton County sheriff’s office faces more allegations of workplace harassment

Click here for the NCPR story 

Clinton Co. Public Transit to grow presence in the county

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Stefanik Works to Provide Support for Plattsburgh Airport

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to designate Plattsburgh International Airport as a Port of Entry instead of a user-fee airport. This designation change will save the Plattsburgh International Airport roughly $600,000 per year. Currently, Plattsburgh International Airport is designated as a user-fee airport, which requires […]

Video: Clinton County Fair 2022 walkthrough

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Everything you need to know about the Clinton County Fair

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Clinton Community College to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students

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Clinton County Nursing Home up for sale, employees feel blindsided

Out of 80 available beds, only 52 are occupied because they don’t have enough staff to care for the remaining 28. Click here for NBC TV 5 story 

Clinton County Nursing Home to be offered for sale

Clinton County Legislature News Release July 14, 2022 – Plattsburgh, NY – Last evening the Clinton County Legislature made the extremely difficult decision to begin the process of selling the County Nursing Home. Clinton County operates one of the last county-owned nursing homes in New York State. Over time, it has become clear that despite […]

Clinton County to sell nursing home

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The County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency Launches New Website

The County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website,http://www.clintoncountyida.com/. The CCCIDA began embarking on this venture in 2021 in order to make their website more user friendly and attractive to the business community. The site features a number of new features including a News Section, Calendar […]

Clinton County 9-1-1 to Start Accepting TEXT-to-911 Calls

On July 1st, The Clinton County Office of Emergency Service announces the availability of Textto-911 during an emergency. Text-to-911 service will be available for those individuals who cannot safely make a voice call to 911 in an emergency. This will be an especially valuable service to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Testing for […]

Plattsburgh International Airport awarded 142K

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‘They’re all good kids…’ | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Youth Court program started in 1997, is a voluntary diversion program for first-time offending youth ages 12 through 18 

Source: ‘They’re all good kids…’ | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Youth Court program started in 1997, is a voluntary diversion program for first-time offending youth ages 12 through 18 that commit an offense in Clinton County.

Counties seek more relief for drivers | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Counties seek more relief for drivers | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Clinton County Board of Elections announces early voting | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Clinton County Board of Elections announces early voting | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County Board of Elections has announced early voting for the 2022 June primary election.

DiNAPOLI: LOCAL SALES TAX COLLECTIONS UP NEARLY 16% IN APRIL

Local government sales tax collections grew by 15.7% in April compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local collections totaled $1.7 billion, up $232 million from April of last year. “While local sales tax collections in April were strong throughout most of […]

Video of Clinton County Legislature’s May 11, 2022 meeting

 

County Appoints New Director of Public Health 

Clinton County, April 29, 2022. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Sisson, as the Director of Public Health in Clinton County. Mr. Sisson comes to CCHD after 18 years as the Heath, Safety, Risk Management Specialist at Champlain Valley Educational Services.  “I am very excited to join […]