Saturday, May 08, 1999
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Woman killed in Wooster Pike crash
One woman was killed and another injured in a three-vehicle Wooster Pike crash just before noon on Friday.
A 71-year-old Houston woman was a passenger in a car which turned into the path of a van in Plainville near Wooster Pike's intersection with Walton Creek Road. She died of her injuries at University Hospital.
The driver of the car, a 68-year-old Madisonville woman, received minor injuries. She was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where her condition was unknown Friday night.
Hamilton County Sheriff deputies were not releasing the names of the two women, pending notification of their families. The drivers of the other two vehicles were not injured.
According to sheriff deputies, the Madisonville woman was westbound on Wooster Pike and was turning south into the parking lot of a grocery when she failed to yield for an eastbound van. The van struck the passenger-side door of the her car, causing the car to spin and strike another vehicle.
The crash remains under investigation.
Man, 65, found dead after crash into digger
Cincinnati police are investigating the death of a man who had crashed his van into a construction vehicle in Hartwell.
The 65-year-old man, who police said was from the Hartwell area, was found dead in his van about 12:30 p.m. Friday. He had apparently driven through a closed gate near 21 Burns Ave. and crashed into a trench digger, police said.
Damage from the crash didn't appear to be severe enough to lead to a fatal injury, investigators said. They are trying to determine whether the man died from a medical condition.
No one hurt in Walnut Hills fire
Cincinnati firefighters are investigating the cause of a one-alarm blaze that started in the ceiling of an apartment on the 2200 block of Kemper Lane in Walnut Hills early Friday.
The fire began about 5:20 a.m. and sent flames shooting through the second floor of the four-unit building.
Damage is estimated at $40,000. No one was injured.
After-hours program planned for hospital
WILMINGTON — Beginning Monday, Clinton Memorial Hospital plans to launch an “After Hours” program providing non-emergency care evenings and weekends.
The service is aimed at “conditions that would typically be seen by your primary care or family physician,” the hospital said. The service will be open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and noon to 10 p.m. on weekends at the Rombach Health Center, 1541 Rombach Ave.
As Wilmington has grown, emergency department visits have doubled in a decade, from 13,000 in 1988 to 28,493 in 1998. The growth made it necessary to do something to move out of the ER lower-level care visits, such as patients with viral infections, minor concussions, simple fractures, muscle strains, mild asthma and allergic reactions, said Dr. Ron Seaman, director of the new program.
Kids Safety Fair at Yeatman's Cove
The Cincinnati Fire Division will hold its fourth annual Kids Safety Fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday at Yeatman's Cove on the riverfront.
Firefighters will use smoke houses, puppet shows and mock demonstrations to teach children how to survive a fire. More than 2,000 children are expected to attend.
Several area fire and police departments, the American Red Cross, Shriners Burns Institute and McDonald's also will participate.
A parade, beginning at noon at 6th and Linn streets, features fire and police vehicles from southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
If it rains, the event will be rescheduled for Wednesday.
Indiana State Police upset with pay raise
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Police Alliance plans to meet Monday to discuss a possible job action over what it calls a paltry pay raise proposal by the administration of Gov. Frank O'Bannon.
Kenny Davis, the trooper lobbyist organization's treasurer, said Friday that nothing has “been set in concrete” but some have suggested a sick-out from providing traffic control and safety during the Indianapolis 500 on May 30.
The union says it has been told by the State Budget Agency that of $22 million the General Assembly appropriated at Mr. O'Bannon's request for public safety salary increases, troopers will only receive $4.7 million over the biennium. The rest would be divided among conservation, corrections and excise officers, and Capitol Police.
Kent State to increase tuition by 5.2 percent
KENT, Ohio — Kent State University is increasing tuition 5.2 percent.
Trustees voted Thursday to raise tuition, including general fees, by $244 a year, effective next fall.
The increase means tuition and general fees for in-state undergraduate students will be $4,904 a year, up from $4,660.
A $110 per year special fee for the new student recreation center was approved earlier, meaning undergraduate students must pay a total of $5,014 annually.
At the same meeting, trustees gave Kent State President Carol Cartwright a raise of 3.8 percent, or $7,600, bringing her yearly salary to $207,600.
The university has about 31,000 students at its main campus and seven regional campuses.
Speedway to continue to let fans BYOB
INDIANAPOLIS — The demise of a bill that would have removed any legal cloud over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway allowing spectators to bring their own beer to the 500 shouldn't worry thirsty race fans.
Track officials say they will still be able to bring coolers into the Speedway on race day, and those who don't will be able to get suds at concession stands.
A bill that died last week in the waning moments of the legislative session would have allowed the Speedway to sell beer at concession stands and through vendors, without triggering the argument that the raceway was legally a very large tavern.
Because Indiana law bars customers from bringing their own alcohol to a tavern, the Speedway's plans to sell beer could make it illegal for fans to bring their own.
But the slip in the General Assembly won't cause any problems for race fans, promised Speedway spokesman Fred Nation.
With the blessing of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the track sold beer on a limited basis during last year's race and plans to do the same this year, he said.
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