Tuesday, June 01, 1999
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Man shot in head remains critical
Mark Harris of Westwood, who was shot Saturday, remained in critical condition Monday at University Hospital.
Adam Schmidt, 34, was arrested Sunday and charged with felonious assault and kidnapping.
Police said Mr. Schmidt shot Mr. Harris, 42, in the head and pulled him from an automobile at 60 E. Charlton St.
He then allegedly forced a woman to drive him to the bank of the Ohio River and then to Corryville, where he fled on foot, according to an arrest report.
Mr. Schmidt barricaded himself inside his apartment at 2610 Vine St. when police arrived to arrest him about noon Sunday.
No shots were fired, and no one was injured in the standoff.
Body discovered near Ohio River
NEW RICHMOND — Two young anglers discovered a body of a man floating in a fishing area near the Ohio River east of here Monday afternoon.
The body was discovered about 12:45 p.m., the Clermont County Sheriff's Department said. There was no identification on the body, which was taken to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office for an autopsy.
“It appears to have been in the water some time,” Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg Jr. said.
The body appeared to be that of a small-built adult or a teen, the sheriff said. A preliminary search of missing persons records from the area have not revealed clues to the man's identity, the sheriff's department said.
Girl, 14, hit by car on Delhi street
DELHI TOWNSHIP — A 14-year-old girl was in fair condition Monday at Children's Hospital Medical Center after she was struck Sunday by a vehicle.
The accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Pedretti Road, near St. Dominic Church. The teen was trying to cross Pedretti, said Delhi Police Sgt. Kevin Keehan. The car came over a hill.
The teen suffered multiple injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.
Covington accident kills woman, 47
COVINGTON — A Covington woman was killed Sunday night after she was struck by a car at 33rd and Decoursey avenue.
Belinda Anderson, 47, was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where she died of her injuries, police said.
Police identified the driver as Anthony Hyatt, 19, of Covington.
No charges have been filed. The Traffic Division is investigating.
Hydrants lacking at rail yard fire
TAYLOR MILL — It took 55 firefighters to battle a fire at the Decoursey rail yards Sunday that destroyed one building and heavily damaged another.
The flames destroyed a hump station and moved to a switching station, causing extensive damage to it.
Firefighters received the call shortly after 8 p.m. Sun day and were on the scene until after 5 a.m. Monday, said Taylor Mill Fire Chief Dennis Halpin.
They were hampered by lack of water. “There are no hydrants there,” Chief Halpin said. “All the water had to be shuttled in.”
An abandoned building, the hump station had a “lot of old files and things the railroad stored in it,” Chief Halpin said.
Firefighters from Ryland Heights, Covington, Kenton County and Piner assisted.
No damage estimate or cause was given Monday. Kenton County fire officials are investigating.
Sheriff evicted from jail hires deputy
OTTAWA, Ohio — Less than a week after the live-in sheriff was evicted from the jail, he hired one person to take on the night shift and is talking about hiring another.
Sheriff Ron Diemer hired Tim Berger, 37, as chief deputy on Thursday at a salary of $40,000 a year.
He is considering hiring another jailer because only one officer is on duty at night in the 18-person prison.
“I won't be there to do it anymore,” Sheriff Diemer said. “I won't be there to back him up.”
Sheriff Diemer said he was trying to save the county money when he moved into a four-room apartment above the jail in November after the deputy who oversaw jail operations was laid off. Sheriff Diemer thought he had permission.
But commissioners said last week he was violating state law by living there without consent. They said in a May 24 letter that it does not serve a public purpose that can justify the expenditures.
He said neither he nor his wife liked living there because of the noise and interruptions.
Library no longer lends wall art
TOLEDO — Patrons of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library can no longer check out art.
Today, the Framed Art Print Circulation program is ending.
About 600 images have hung at four branches of the library since the mid-1970s. Patrons could check out the framed prints, take them home and hang them on their walls for three months.
But demand has decreased and the cost of repairing the aging frames and glass was outweighing the benefits, said Pat Nigro, assistant coordinator of marketing for the library system.
“These are beautiful fine art prints. But we have to take stock and move forward,” Ms. Nigro said.
Many of the pictures were bought 20 years ago, and “they're getting a little raggedy,” said Sandy Bauer, manager at the Oregon Branch library.
“We won't miss them. We've had one or two people use them in the past, but the paintings we have here are older. They haven't been updated for a long time,” Ms. Bauer said.
Prints already checked out should be returned by Sept. 1.
The collection will be sold in November.
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