Monday, October 25, 1999
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Tractor-car collision kills Ind. man, 55
BROOKVILLE, Ind. — A Brookville man was killed when his John Deere farm tractor collided with a passing vehicle, the Franklin County sheriff's department said Sunday.
Richard Fussner, 55, was hauling two wagons of corn on Pine Road at 5:37 p.m. Saturday when the tractor was overtaken by a 1995 Mercury driven by Chaya Hollenbach, 19, of Brookville.
They collided and went over an embankment, police said. Both drivers, and a passenger in the Mercury, Ian Hollenbach, 16, were taken to Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Ind., where Mr. Fussner was pronounced dead.
The Hollenbachs were both treated at Margaret Mary and released.
Woman charged after haunted house fracas
EVENDALE — A Corryville woman was charged with assault on a police officer Saturday night after an incident at the St. Rita Haunted House, Evendale police said.
Gaynelle Ogletree, 22, of the 2900 block of Bellevue Avenue, also was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. The assault on a police officer charge is a fourth-degree felony.
Police say a group of children cut in line at about 9:30 p.m. and a fight ensued. As her brother was being apprehended, Ms. Ogletree allegedly kicked and hit an officer.
Abandoned cigarette ignited 3rd-floor fire
A cigarette left burning in a bed apparently caused a small fire in a house on the 3100 block of Beekman Street in Cumminsville Sunday.
Cincinnati firefighters arrived shortly after 2 p.m. to find heavy black smoke and fire coming from the top floor of the three-story brick dwelling. The fire was extinguished quickly and contained to the third-floor bedroom, although smoke and water damaged the house's second and third levels. Firefighters said the fire apparently started when a lit cigarette ignited a mattress.
No one was injured in the fire, and no one was displaced. Damages are estimated at $7,500.
Breast cancer walk raises nearly $400,000 Organizers said Sunday's 5-mile Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk stretching across both sides of the Ohio River raised almost $400,000. The money — much of it from the participation of more than 300 companies and corporate sponsors — goes to local programs of the American Cancer Society. This was the third year for the annual fund-raising walk. Urban ministries conference Nov. 4-7
Dr. John M. Perkins is the featured speaker at Beyond Charity, an urban ministries conference sponsored by nearly two dozen area churches. Early registration for the Nov. 4-7 conference ends Wednesday.
Dr. Perkins is a frequent guest on Focus on the Family, TBN and The 700 Club and has started ministries from rural Mississippi to California. Early registration is $25 and cost at the door is $35, including meals.
The Nov. 4 session will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church, 3215 Woodburn Ave., Evanston, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The remaining sessions — 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6, and 9:30 and 11 a.m. services Nov. 7 — will be at Kenwood Baptist Church, 8341 Kenwood Road. Information and registration: 761-7071 or 791-0355.
Safety seat inspectors available for questions
WEST CHESTER — Child passenger seat inspectors certified through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will answer questions and critique car seat installations from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Meijer parking lot on Tylersville Road.
The inspection, sponsored by the Union Township Police Department and Ohio Department of Public Safety, is free. Inspectors will look for proper fit and installation and answer question about child passenger safety.
22-year-old female reported missing
Fairfield Police are looking for 22-year-old Sascha Hansen, who hasn't been seen since she left early Thursday by car to visit relatives in Atlanta.
Her parents reported the Fairfield resident missing on Saturday.
Miss Hansen is white, 5 foot, 3 inches, 110 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. She was driving a teal 1997 two-door Plymouth Neon with Florida plates RPI42K.
Anyone with information should call Fairfield police at 639-7820
Participants sought for Maccabi Games
The August 2000 Maccabi Games in Cincinnati need athletes to participate and volunteers to help.
This will be the first time Cincinnati has played host to the annual Olympic-style games, which are open to Jewish teens 13-16. The event takes place Aug. 13-18, and nearly 2,000 people are expected to attend.
For information, call Andrea Bochner at the Cincinnati Jewish Community Center, 761-7500, ext. 271.
Columbus promoter: Suit won't hurt image
COLUMBUS — A person in charge of promoting Columbus said a Justice Department lawsuit alleging abuse by police officers won't hurt the city's image in the long-term.
The city last week became the first to challenge the Justice Department's lawsuit alleging such abuses.
The challenge has been reported nationwide.
“I don't think it will leave a lasting black eye for the city, but it does set us back some,” Roger Morris, president of the Columbus-Franklin County News Bureau, said about the lawsuit in a story published Sunday by the Columbus Dispatch.
The bureau calculates the value of stories written about the Columbus area based on how much it would cost to get similar exposure by buying advertisements.
Mr. Morris estimated the negative ad value of coverage of the lawsuit was several million dollars.
By comparison, he said the ad value of 80 stories about this year's opening of the nation's largest soccer-only stadium by the Columbus Crew was about $700,000.
The news bureau was created after a survey by the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce found that 65 percent of national chief executives had no impression of Columbus and Franklin County.
Tech school students getting loan refunds
CLEVELAND — Students of the now-defunct Cambridge Technical Institute, described as a “scam school,” are beginning to get refunds of loans they received to cover their college costs.
The U.S. Department of Education ruled this spring that students received no benefit from the college, so they should get refunds and have their debts forgiven.
Stephen Olden, a lawyer for the Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati, said thousands of students went to the school and hundreds are eligible for refunds which could total $1 million.
Mr. Olden described CTI as a “scam” school. “They generated $8 million of revenue one year. They were the worst of the worst.”
The private school had offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton and Middletown, promising to train for careers in private security, court reporting, custodial maintenance, data entry and nursing assistance.
Center for Holocaust Education is planned
Cincinnati's Literary Club quietly marks 150 years
Green light for Ft. Wash. Way
Appalachians celebrate with pride
It's about 'Time'; last of fall premiere's tonight
Alcohol-free events offer choices
Event captures spirit of past
Students asked who they would kill
This year's toys: Playing for keepers
Board hopefuls in Lebanon discuss issues
CPS levy vital, say backers
DeWine holds hefty lead over Cordray in poll
Lakota East to present play based on diary
Mason planners invite comments
NHS-mom suit leaves mark
Schools under construction
Report: Ohio lax in seeking bids
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