Sunday, January 31, 1999
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Bridgetown man badly hurt in crash
A Bridgetown man was critically injured Friday night in a head-on collision.
Michael Anglin, 29, was driving westbound in the 2400 block of Queen City Avenue about 7:50 p.m. when his vehicle was struck by a car driven by Ervin Weathersby, 45, of Price Hill. Mr. Anglin was in critical condition Saturday night at University Hospital.
Mr. Weathersby was driving eastbound and crossed into oncoming traffic, according to Cincinnati Police Sgt. Mike Zwick. The investigation was continuing and no charges were filed Saturday.
A passenger in Mr. Anglin's car, Heidi Cole, 25, of Fort Thomas, was treated for minor injuries and released from University Hospital.
A Westwood woman driving with her two young children was also involved in the accident. Paula Moore, 32, her 4-year-old son, William, and 4-month-old daughter, Kassidy, suffered minor injuries.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the Cincinnati police traffic unit at 352-2514.
Drake Center building housing for seniors
The Drake Center plans to break ground in March on a $9.8 million assisted-living complex for seniors.
There will be 102 residential units for “moderate income” seniors at its 42-acre campus in Hartwell, including 30 units for people who need extensive home care and 72 for those who need moderate help with meals and chores.
Managers say the complex will be useful for patients who still need frequent outpatient therapy after staying at Drake for rehabilitation after strokes, head injuries and other conditions.
Drake plans to have the complex ready for occupancy in March 2000.
UC researcher helps compile cancer data
A University of Cincinnati researcher has been selected as medical director of a nationwide database of cancer cases that occur in people who get organ transplants.
Dr. Israel Penn, who founded the Cincinnati Transplant Tumor Registry in 1968, will merge the data he has collected over the years with another registry run by the United Network for Organ Sharing.
Studies indicate that patients taking immune-suppressing drugs to prevent organ rejections face an increased risk of cancer, especially types thought to be caused by viruses.
The risk of leukemia appears 20 to 40 times higher and the risk of Kaposi's sarcoma is about 1,000 higher for transplant patients than for the general population.
Researchers hope the combined database will help them find ways to reduce the cancer risks for transplant patients.
Ridgewood cleanup is meeting topic
A public meeting on the cleanup of the former Ridgewood Ordnance Plant will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Carthage Recreation Center, 19 E. 72nd St.
The 125 acres were contaminated during the production of gun barrels during World War II, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
The corps finished the cleanup begun by the city of Cincinnati when it obtained the land from the Defense Department.
Jay Trumble, at the corps office in Louisville, Ky., said the work is complete and all that remains is for Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to approve it.
After that, he said, the site will be available for development as the Ridgewood Industrial Park along Este Avenue north of Center Hill Road.
Historic Seville Inn closes after 166 years
SEVILLE, Ohio — An inn that once was a stop on the main stagecoach route between Cleveland and Cincinnati has been closed after 166 years.
A “closed” sign was placed Friday in the window of the Seville Inn by its owner, Mike Wuensch. Its contents will be sold at an auction at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Wuensch, 47, of Strongsville, southwest of Cleveland, is giving up the 126-seat restaurant, lounge and catering business. It had been run by his wife, Linda, before she died in her sleep at the inn last February.
“The business was doing fine, but I have my own trucking company to handle and she really ran everything,” Mike Wuensch said. “We were always looking for something for her and found this in our travels.”
She started her business there in January 1997.
When the Seville Inn opened in 1833, the town was known as Hosmer's Burgh. The name was changed after Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,visited and told residents the town reminded him of the Spanish city of Seville.
The red brick, three-story building at Main and Water streets was rebuilt in 1895 after a fire destroyed the original wood-frame hotel.
The sale offers antiques, including a Victorian Royal Doulton china service and a pot-bellied stove.
Oft-vandalized cable lines will be watched
HILLSBORO, Ohio — Highland County sheriff's deputies will try to ensure residents have a “Super Sunday.”
Vandals have sabotaged the local cable service five times in the last two weeks.
Extra deputies will be on patrol today, watching cable lines that will carry the telecast of the Super Bowl to thousands of homes.
Middletown Regional nabs another award
Middletown Regional Hospital has received its second national award in as many months.
On Friday, the hospital reported that it was named one of five hospitals nationwide to win an American Hospital Association NOVA Award. The award recognized the hospital for a community program that reduced the number of emergency room visits by chronically ill patients.
In December, Middletown Regional and Christ Hospital were listed among the nation's 100 most cost-effective hospitals in their categories in a study published by Modern Healthcare magazine.
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