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An open mic event in Upper Jay has become an annual tradition to help build community through the darkest month of winter, and it's back for the first time since before the pandemic. The story behind January Jams at the Upper Jay Arts Center. Also: First Lady Jill Biden is coming to Fort Drum on Monday to meet with military families there.

Rural hospitals are fighting to survive across America, and especially in the North Country. In Ogdensburg, a group of volunteers has been selling handmade crafts on Facebook Live, Home-Shopping-Network-style, to raise money for Claxton-Hepburn medical center.

A lot of traditions were put on pause during the pandemic. This month marks the return of January Jams at the Upper Jay Art Center, an open mic event every Sunday of the month from 2-6 pm.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is making a visit to Fort Drum near Watertown Monday.

Canton central school went into a lockdown Tuesday when a parent tried to get into the school twice carrying a knife.