Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) -- a nonprofit consumer group -- will celebrate its 20th anniversary Friday with entertainment and food.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 3726 Llewellyn Ave., South Cumminsville. The celebration is in recognition of many years of building grass-roots leadership, said Sister Barbara Busch, executive director of WIN.
The event will also recognize organizations that have partnered with WIN over the past 20 years to provide support.
Founded in 1979, WIN trains neighborhood groups in ways to empower themselves and improve their communities. For more information about Friday's celebration, call 541-4109.
Most-wanted list suspect surrenders
Another "Tristate's Most Wanted" suspect has been arrested, bringing the total to 535 arrests out of the 889 suspects featured in The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Terrance Segar, 28, of Winton Place surrendered to police Tuesday on a felony domestic violence charge.
The Enquirer publishes "Tristate's Most Wanted" each Monday. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Callers to 352-3040 can remain anonymous.
Girl, 16, averts abduction attempt
SPRINGDALE -- A 16-year-old girl struggled free of an assailant who attempted to abduct her as she was walking to a school bus stop early Wednesday on Cedarhill Drive.
Police Sgt. Bill Fields said the girl's screams were heard by a neighbor who witnessed part of the attempted abduction. The victim told police she was grabbed by a man wearing a black mask and black knit gloves. He attempted to drag her off, but she broke free and the man fled on foot. He was dressed in dark or black clothing.
The victim suffered minor scrapes. The incident occurred at about 6:35 a.m.
A police search, which included a K-9 unit, was unsuccessful. Anyone with information about the incident should call 346-5760 or Crime Stoppers, 352-3040.
Rockford Woods extension sought
Cincinnati officials are recommending the city extend a contract to develop Northside's Rockford Woods into housing units.
Work was to be completed by July 22, but circumstances beyond the developer's control -- including a rainy May and June -- delayed completion, according to a report from Cheryl P. Meadows, director of neighborhood services.
This would be the second contract extension, and attorneys for the developer, the Building Trades Minority Development Partnership, are asking for an extra 24 months to complete their work.
"The city's ultimate aim and the purpose of the contract is for the construction of the first 15 units of what is planned as a 58-unit development," Ms. Meadows said in the report.
Doctor gives up license to practice
CLEVELAND -- A doctor who tried to abort a fetus at 37 weeks, or nearly nine months, has surrendered his Ohio medical license.
Dr. John Biskind took the action Tuesday, a day before the State Medical Board of Ohio was expected to rule on his professional status.
Two weeks ago, Dr. Biskind, 72, had his license permanently revoked by Arizona's medical board for endangering the lives of patients.
Thinking he was aborting a fetus at 23 weeks, he delivered a baby with lacerations and a fractured skull in June in Phoenix. In April, one of his Arizona abortion patients bled to death from a punctured uterus.
The agreement that Dr. Biskind signed, and the Ohio board immediately adopted, permanently forbids him from practicing "medicine or surgery in any form in Ohio."
Dr. Biskind has lived in the Phoenix area for the past several years. He had held an Ohio medical license since shortly after graduating from Case Western Reserve University's medical school in 1954.
NAACP official to check boy's case
CLEVELAND -- The president of the Cleveland chapter of the NAACP said he will review the murder charge against a 12-year-old black boy accused of killing a 5-year-old white girl.
Anthony Harris is accused of killing his neighbor Devan Duniver on June 27 and hiding her body in a woods near her house in New Philadelphia, a town 80 miles south of Cleveland.
The boy has been charged with juvenile delinquency by reason of murder and could be kept in custody until age 21 if convicted. "The question is whether we will assist in the case actively," George Forbes, a lawyer and former Cleveland City Council president who now heads the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Mr. Forbes has been invited to visit New Philadelphia by Anthony's family, which insists the boy is innocent.
Hartwell to discuss wireless tower
The Hartwell Improvement Association is expected to discuss the possible erection of a 190-foot wireless communications tower in the neighborhood.
The tower, which is expected to be located at 38 DeCamp Ave., is a concern to some residents in Hartwell, said Donna Moubray, president of the Hartwell Improvement Association. The discussion will take place during the association's regular meeting Tuesday at the Community Center, 8275 Vine St.
The tower is to be erected for GTE Wireless, city officials said. A conditional-use hearing is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24 before Building Director Bill Langevin. The hearing will be at City Hall, 801 Plum St., Room 801.
