Wednesday, June 30, 1999
TRISTATE DIGEST
p8 Silverton pool finally fit for swimming
SILVERTON — The embattled city pool is finally open.
Paul Steman, city service manager, said the pool passed the Hamilton County Board of Health inspection Tuesday morning and was opened about noon.
Mr. Steman and his service department crews worked all day Monday putting chlorine into the pool to get the proper disinfectant levels to meet the health board requirement. Opening the pool had been delayed Saturday because it failed inspection.
“Some kids started coming in this afternoon,” Mr. Steman said. “We expect it will be in full use Wednesday because it is supposed to be a sunny day.”
Test driving skills at Metro cookout
Drivers will have a chance to check out their driving knowledge, test their patience behind the wheel, drive “Buster the Baby Bus” and learn other driving facts from noon to 12:30 p.m. today at Metro's Queensgate Division at 1401 Bank St.
The cookout is an opportunity to recognize Metro employees who have achieved outstanding safety standards and to observe National Safety Month and Driving Safety Week.
Activities will include a game of Driving Safety Jeopardy, a road rage quiz, learning how a radar gun works, a “No Zone” trailer that shows areas that a tractor-trailer driver can't see while driving, and a performance by The Bucket Boyz.
Banker to be tested for mental competency
A bank executive accused of trying to drown his mistress in a bathtub is to undergo a court-ordered examination to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial.
Maynard Holcombe, 48, has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to the felonious assault charge. If convicted, he could get up to five years in prison.
Judge John O'Connor of Hamilton County Common Pleas Court ordered on Monday that Mr. Holcombe have the examination. The judge set another hearing for July 28.
“There is some psychological problem going on,” said Gerald Krumpelbeck, an assistant Hamilton County prosecutor.
Police said that Mr. Holcombe repeatedly forced Kimberly Long's head under water in her bathtub May 30. He said he went to the woman's Cincinnati home to end their relationship, but she became angry and a dispute ensued.
Mr. Holcombe, a longtime lawyer, has worked for Fifth Third Bank. He is also a former vice president and general counsel of Mercantile Savings Bank in Cincinnati.
Prosecutor: Sheriff took mob money for election
CLEVELAND — A Youngstown sheriff took money from mob boss Lenine Strollo to ignore his criminal activities while cracking down on the mobster's rivals, a prosecutor said.
Mahoning County Sheriff Phil Chance took advantage of a tradition of payoffs in Youngstown to get himself elected in 1996, assistant U.S. attorney Craig Morford said in his opening statement at Mr. Chance's trial in U.S. District Court.
Mr. Chance faces a six-count corruption indictment and could be sentenced to as much as 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of racketeering, the most serious charge.
Defense attorney Angelo Lonardo attacked prosecutors' case. It depends on information Mr. Strollo and others gave them to help themselves get shorter prison terms, he said.
Dayton to buy out school chief's contract
DAYTON, Ohio — The city school board has decided to oust Superintendent James Williams from the job he has held for eight years in the wake of a financial crisis gripping the school district.
The board, which is trying to erase a $22.8 million budget deficit, voted 5-2 Monday night to give Mr. Williams 30 days' notice that it intends to buy out the remainder of his contract.
The next step, board members said, is for attorneys for Mr. Williams and the board to discuss settlement terms. Mr. Williams' annual base salary is $114,394 a year, and his contract extends through July 2000.
The board said its decision was based in part on a performance audit released last month by State Auditor James Petro that criticized some of the school district's financial practices.
Angry wife becomes computer hacker
GRAFTON, Ohio — A woman has been fined for hacking at a computer with a meat cleaver.
Kelli Michetti, 29, became angry early Sunday because her husband, Robert Michetti, was on the Internet at 2:05 a.m., Lorain County sheriff's deputies said.
He had been online until 4 a.m. the previous several days talking to women, she told deputies.
Mrs. Michetti tried to cut power cords on the computer before attacking it with the meat clever, deputies said.
She pleaded no contest Monday in Elyria Municipal Court to domestic violence and resisting arrest. She was fined $200.
10-foot wave smashes ferry window; 15 hurt
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — A 10-foot wave crashed through a ferry boat's window Tuesday on Lake Erie, shattering the glass and injuring 15 people.
The glass hit a group of passengers standing near the window. None of the injuries was life threatening, but two people with cuts were admitted to Magruder Hospital.
The Jet Express II was 10 minutes into its trip to Put-in-Bay when the wave crashed through a window on the boat's first level around 10:30 a.m, said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Tim Cherry.
About 200 people were on the 84-foot ferry at the time.
Census: Urban decline continues
I-71 relief coming, sooner or later
Ky. agency: Keep Justin with Asentes
Neighbors watch until boy pulled from pool
Saving someone you love
Heimlich advocating a property tax rollback
Implant lets a deaf nun hear again
Judge finds stomping bird was mercy killing
Helping birds get back on their wings
Teens sentenced in lemonade stand theft
This dress code targets teachers
Allen takes TV tack on DUI bill
City scrutinizes senior housing
Miami tuition hike 5.4%
Chemical spill closes Miami hall
Second St. design unveiled
'South Park:' Nothing's sacred, and nearly everthing's profane
'Wild Wild West:' Full of gadgets and gizmos, but bird-brained at heart
1,000-mile trek promotes treatment for depression
GET TO IT
Boone discusses action against adult businesses
Deal could end case against attorney
Display keeps heroes' memory
Downtown parking rates may go up - and down
Driver hits church after apparent heart attack
Ex-husband's bond $250,000 in strangling
Fen-phen class-action filed
Florence fire chief hates to go, but offer too good
Highway patrol to stop getting most cellular 911 calls
House sends Taft limited HMO bill
Police to patrol railroad tracks
Striking drivers accused of assault
Taft signs $17.2B school budget
Teen found dead in Sharonville called too friendly to be hated
Thousands expected at Colerain's July 4 bash
Time Warner cuts prices to compete in Lebanon
TRISTATE DIGEST
Two careers end today as teacher steps down
Warren adding on to Justice Center
Woman found with stab wounds in critical condition
