Sunday, August 16, 1998
The Walnut Street overpass over Fort Washington Way will close around 9 a.m. Monday to vehicles and pedestrians.
Motorists who need access to U.S. 50 eastbound or Interstate 471 should use the Race Street overpass to Levee Way to the U.S. 50 - I-471 entrance ramp; or take Fifth Street to U.S. 50 or I-471 entrance ramps.
The Walnut Street overpass is being demolished as part of the $146.9 million Fort Washington Way project.
A new Walnut Street overpass will open when the Fort Washington Way project is complete, scheduled for August 2000.
Police officer hurt in Lincoln Heights
A Lincoln Heights police officer was treated Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital after falling down stairs during a scuffle with a suspect. Officer Dorian Grubaugh hit his head, said Lincoln Heights Police Chief Ernie McCowen.
The suspect ran off but was caught a few minutes later. Police charged Brandon Thomas, 18, of Lincoln Heights, with resisting arrest and felonious assault on an officer, Chief McCowen said. Mr. Thomas was being held Saturday night in the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Police were called to an apartment at 1421 Wabash Ave.about 3:40 p.m. by a relative of Mr. Thomas who wanted him to leave, Chief McCowen said.
Lawyer to address Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce will hold a breakfast forum Aug. 28 at the Sharonville Convention Center. The event, presented in cooperation with Cincinnati Bell Yellow Pages, will run from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
John R. Dreitler, an attorney with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, will speak about business identity.
Advanced tickets are $15 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $20 for chamber members and $33 for nonmembers.
Information: 579-3166.
Cuomo to speak at Miami University
Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is scheduled to speak at the Hamilton campus of Miami University at 4 p.m. Sept. 2.
His talk is the first of the Harry T. Wilks Lecture Series. A local businessman, Mr. Wilks established the series to bring public speakers from a variety of perspectives to the campus.
The lecture is free and open to the public, but a ticket will be required.
For tickets: (513)-785-3020.
March of Dimes to award Kroger Co.
The March of Dimes will recognize Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. on Tuesday for its fund-raising efforts.
Kroger raised more than $1.3 million for the 1998 March of Dimes WalkAmerica. The company's efforts includes the top Walk-America team in several March of Dimes chapters the past seven years.
Through a partnership with the Florida Department of Citrus, Kroger contributed more than $15,000 to the Southwestern Ohio Walk-America.
March of Dimes executives will present Kroger with its President's Award and its Million Dollar Award.
Kroger "employees have been tremendously creative and enthusiastic in their efforts to support WalkAmerica," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes president.
The awards ceremony will be held in the Kroger building lobby, 1014 Vine St., at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Oil-well explosion perplexes authorities
LOGAN, Ohio -- Authorities hope a teen-age girl who suffered a serious head injury in a fatal oil-well explosion can provide answers to what caused the accident.
Brandy Vollmer, 16, was thrown 60 feet when a storage tank above an oil well exploded Friday night in this southeastern Ohio community. She remained in serious condition Saturday at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, about 45 miles northwest of where the explosion occurred.
Paul Morrison, 18, died after he was thrown 150 feet, said Don Jackson, a corporal with the Hocking County Sheriff's Office. Cpl. Jackson said investigators were still looking into why Mr. Morrison and Brandy were at the remote site.
"To the best we can tell, they were out here partying," Cpl. Jackson said Saturday. "We want to talk with the girl to find out what happened."
Baby-selling case under investigation
TOLEDO, Ohio -- A woman offered to sell her baby to raise bail money for her husband but then backed out of the deal, police said.
Authorities were trying to determine whether the woman broke any laws, police said. No charges had been filed.
The woman made the offer to a Chicago couple before she gave birth but changed her mind when she learned the couple was gay, police said.
"It's a weird case, that's for sure," Detective Bernie Moss said.
The woman gave birth to a girl Tuesday in Riverside Mercy Hospital and has since been discharged.
Her husband is in jail on a burglary charge in New York.
Official's wife indicted in fatal traffic accident
CLEVELAND -- The wife of a suburban city council president has been indicted in a fatal traffic accident that occurred after a fireworks display at a community festival.
Frances Sidoti, 68, of Broadview Heights, was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide with a drunken-driving specification in the Aug. 1 death of George Horvath, 56, of Broadview Heights.
She also faces four counts of aggravated vehicular assault with drunken-driving specifications and one count of driving under the influence.
Her lawyer, Thomas Kelly, would say only that the charges were not unexpected.
