Announcing a new 'instant' lost-and-found service for St. Lawrence County

Viewers of our website, NorthCountryNow.com,, may have noticed a new feature quietly debut this week.

It’s the Lost and Found Page, designed to help St. Lawrence County residents find lost pets, wallets and other valuable items. A link to the page appears under the "Classifieds" heading on the tool bar of every page on NorthCountryNow.com.

Over time, we hope local citizens will appreciate and depend upon the ability to immediately post information about lost animals and valuables. No longer will it be necessary to try to figure out when and if local radio stations broadcast “lost and found” reports or to wait days for a notice to appear in a local newspaper.

Currently, the “Lost and Found” page is set up so that viewers can immediately post information seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Our hope is that the service is not abused by people who post profane or inappropriate submissions. If that becomes the case, we will convert to an e-mail system, which will mean items won’t be posted until our staff reviews the submissions at the beginning of the next business day.

For now, we hope you tell your friends and neighbors about the new service. And hopefully, you won’t have to use it!

The page was created and designed by Kristin Shumway of Potsdam, a junior at SUNY Geneseo majoring in computer science.