Monday, June 28, 1999
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Woman's body found in field near airport
A woman's body was discovered Sunday in a Boone County field on property owned by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Some residents of the neighboring Crestview Lakes Villa mobile home community found the body about 2:30 p.m., Boone County police said. The field, west of the airport, is in an unincorporated area of Boone County, west of Florence.
The name of the woman is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of relatives, police said.
An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Boone County police and the Boone County Coroner's Office are conducting the investigation.
Man seriously injured in apartment shooting
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — An argument that escalated into gunfire Sunday afternoon left one man hospitalized and led to charges against a second man who also suffered a gunshot wound.
Danny Ray Aria, 27, of the 600 block of Blanche Avenue was treated at University Hospital and released. He then was charged with felonious assault in the shooting of Jerry Fair, 34.
Mr. Fair, of the 9500 block of Cooper Lane, was shot once in the back of the head. He was in serious condition at University Hospital.
The shooting occurred 4:30 p.m. at an apartment on Maple Avenue. The Hamilton County sheriff's office said Mr. Aria suffered a gunshot wound to the right hand when he shot Mr. Fair.
Felony charges follow shooting in restaurant
FOREST PARK — A Forest Park man was charged late Saturday with felonious assault and discharging a firearm after police accused him of firing two shots at a man and then striking him with his pistol at a McDonald's restaurant.
Tierre Jackson, 21, of the 500 block of Bessinger Drive entered the restaurant at 691 Northland Blvd., at 10:04 p.m. Saturday, and fired two shots at Muhammad Williams, Forest Park police said.
One shot struck the restaurant, but no one was injured, the report said. Both charges are second-degree felonies.
"Mayor's Night In' taking a breather
Tuesday “Mayor's Night In” sessions at Cincinnati City Hall will be suspended after this week for the summer. Mayor Roxanne Qualls meets with members of the public during the evening sessions.
The sessions will resume Sept. 7.
Grateful patient left Deaconess $700,000
Mary K. Davis appreciated the care she got at Deaconess Hospital — so much so that the Hyde Park resident left the hospital nearly $700,000 in her will.
Mrs. Davis died in April 1998 at age 93. Deaconess received its gift earlier this month.
Mrs. Davis credited nurses and therapists at the University Heights hospital with helping her return to her home instead of a nursing home after she broke her hip in 1995, and an elbow in 1996, said Steve Schuh, executor of the Davis estate.
Mr. Schuh described Mrs. Davis as a “real lady” who came from an average family background and lived modestly. She spent her final years after her husband died living in a house her parents built in the 1920s. She lived there with her sister Virginia, who died in 1996 at age 91.
Medicare covering more on "multifocal' lenses
More seniors with cataract problems may be able to get new “multifocal” lenses after a regulation recently published by the agency that runs Medicare.
On June 16, the Health Care Financing Administration published a regulation allowing additional re imbursement for surgery centers that implant “new technology intraocular lenses.” Previously, the surgery centers paid more to buy the lenses but could charge Medicare no more than its standard rate for cataract surgery.
So far, a few hundred Tristate patients have received the first of these new-generation lenses — the Array Multifocal Intraocular Lens, made by Allergan Inc. — which allow many patients to see long and short distances. Previous cataract lenses required people to continue wearing reading glasses.
Cataracts — a gradual clouding of the eye's lens that blurs vision and causes light sensitivity — are the most common vision problem for older Americans. Cataracts affect about 42 percent of people between the ages of 52 and 64 — and about 73 percent of people between 65 and 74.
Westwood man accused of Dairy Mart hold-up
DEER PARK — A Westwood man was charged with aggravated robbery late Saturday after a hold-up at a Dairy Mart convenience store on Plainfield Road, Deer Park police said.
Daniel Cameron, 19, of the 2300 block of Brokaw Avenue also was charged with receiving stolen property.
The hold-up occurred at 11:42 p.m. Saturday. Police say Mr. Cameron was observed throwing items from the window of the getaway car and was apprehended five minutes after police received the alarm call. A semiautomatic handgun was located on Webster Avenue and money was recovered from a one-block radius, police said.
Leader of 911 group in international forum
William Hinkle, director of the Hamilton County Communication Center, took over as president of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) at the organization's recent annual conference.
With more than 6,000 members, NENA represents 911 research, planning, training and education.
As his first act as president, Mr. Hinkle will participate in a Europe Regional Emergency Telephone Systems round table in Riga, Latvia.
Education still top concern for Ohioans
Education remains the top concern of those contacted for the latest Ohio Poll, with 40 percent identifying it as the most important problem facing the state.
No other problem was mentioned by as much as 10 percent of those contacted for the latest poll, which was released Sunday.
Education has been the top concern mentioned in the last nine Ohio Polls conducted over a span of 30 months.
The latest poll was done in May.
Those who were questioned mentioned education funding, quality of education, school violence and school discipline as concerns.
The Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati contacted 840 Ohioans by telephone from May 22-23. The margin for error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The poll was sponsored by UC.
Lawmaker wants bingo guarantee for charities
CLEVELAND — A state lawmaker wants to impose a requirement that a certain percentage of bingo proceeds be turned over to sponsoring charities.
State Rep. J. Donald Mottley, R-West Carrollton, said Ohio's charities would benefit from retention requirements on all forms of charitable gambling.
In a story Sunday, the Plain Dealer newspaper analyzed the proceeds of 151 of Ohio's 1,200 bingo games and found a wide variation in how much money goes to charity.
Charity bingo attracted $762 million in wagering last year, according to estimates from the Ohio attorney general's office. After deducting prizes and expenses, about $94 million, or 12.4 percent, was available to charity, state records showed.
Money stacked against HMO bill
Shirey may have dodged the ax
Commandments fight spreads
Rainfall isn't too far off normal
Use courtesy near funeral processions
Church will rebuild after collapse
Powerball bouncing toward $130M
Boone Co. growth crowds 50-year-old nursery
Take action against aging
Authors offer advice for staying young
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Smallest sculptures steal a big Carnegie show
Bike patrol grows for summer
Camper fire delays I-75 traffic
Counties weigh 911 dispatch merger
Dancing, fun draw Irish to downtown celebration
Family fest adds a day - and a wedding
Gay pride flag burned at capitol in protest
Journey for mental health makes strides
Library branch renamed after retiring director
Mason to deliver with new post office
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