Tuesday, July 04, 2000
Kentucky Digest
Three teens accused as Oakbrook vandals
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The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — Three Florence teen-agers were charged Monday with felony and misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief for damage to autos and homes in the Oakbrook neighborhood on June 24.
Boone County Police Lt. Jack Banks said police received over 40 reports of damage from throughout the Oakbrook development near Florence.
The case broke when Florence Police Officer Randy Maines stopped a vehicle with the three juveniles in it and obtained information implicating all three in the damages. Two of the juveniles are 17 and the other is 15.
A total damage estimate is not available, but police said it would be several thousand dollars. Some victims reported various acts of vandalism. Anyone who has not reported damage in connection with the Oakbrook rampage or who may have information about the case should call Det. VonDerHaar at (859) 334-2120.
Grant will be used to help homeless The Cincinnati Enquirer
BELLEVUE — Transitions Inc., a Northern Kentucky social service agency, has received a $40,000 federal grant to help the homeless in the region.
Transitions will use the Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Shelter Grant to provide non-medical detoxification and employment readiness for homeless individuals.
The grant program is administered by the Kentucky Housing Corp. (KHC), the state housing finance agency.
It is designed to ensure that the homeless not only have access to emergency shelter but also to the support services and other kinds of assistance to improve their situations, said KHC Chief Executive Officer L. Lynn Luallen.
Transitions provides substance abuse treatment and related services for Kentucky adults.
Humane Society has parade unit The Cincinnati Enquirer
EDGEWOOD — The Humane Society of Kentucky is asking people who have adopted dogs from that organization to march as a unit in Edgewood's Independence Day parade.
Walkers and their pets are asked to meet at 9:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Kmart on Dixie Highway in Edgewood for the Yankee Doodle Dog Walk. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. today, and travels on Dixie Highway, winding through Edgewood, and finishing at Presidents Park on Dudley Road.
The Humane Society holds pet adoptions from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday at the Florence Petsmart, except on major holiday weekends. For information, call (859) 342-4759, or visit the group's Web site at www.hsky.org.
Efforts made to ID woman found in river The Associated Press
JACKSON — Authorities were trying to determine the identity of a woman whose body was found in the Middle Fork River in Breathitt County, Kentucky State Police said. The cause of death was not known.
The body was found Saturday by a local resident near the intersection of Kentucky 315 and Kentucky 28, said Deputy Coroner Gary Messer.
The woman was found face down in the water, Mr. Messer said. She was white, in her late 20s to early 30s and had probably been in the water for at least a week, he said.
Mr. Messer said the woman was clad in a one-piece bathing suit and was wearing shorts over the suit.
The body was sent to the state Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, but results had not been received, said Coroner Randy Watts.
Homicide suspected in woman's death The Associated Press
LEXINGTON — Skeletal remains found by a landscaping crew last weekend were those of a black woman in her early 20s, the Fayette County coroner's office said Monday.
The cause of death has not been determined but authorities consider it homicide, based on evidence and circumstances, said the coroner's office, which consulted with state forensic anthropologist Dr. Emily Craig.
The woman had been dead for one to two years, the coroner's office said.
The woman was between 5-foot and 5-2, authorities said.
The remains were found Saturday morning by landscapers clearing shrubbery.
Walk promotes fireworks safety The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE — More than 100 people came to Louisville Slugger Field to draw attention to fireworks injuries and urge people to leave fireworks to the professionals.
The third annual Light the Night for Sight Walk-a-Thon was sponsored Sunday by Prevent Blindness America and Louisville's fire department.
The fire department's bagpipe band led the walkers around the stadium.
Fire Maj. Bill Bowman said his crews come across numerous fireworks injuries this time of year.
“Burns are the No. 1 type of injury, especially young children with these sparklers (which burn at about 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit) and, of course, eye injuries, which is what we're trying to prevent today,” Maj. Bowman said. “There are extreme cases where people have lost hands.”
Nearly 10,000 Americans a year are injured in fireworks accidents, a number that has increased each year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The commission said eye injuries account for 25 percent of fireworks injuries and that bystanders are more often injured than the fireworks users themselves.
Mark Sells, one of the event's coordinators, said the walk was expected to raise about $10,000 to help support eye care and health programs in Kentucky. The walkers raised the money by collecting pledges.
Readers learn about beauty of Berea The Associated Press
BEREA — Looking for a summer day-trip destination in Kentucky? This quaint Madison County town is attracting attention from as far away as Europe.
The New York Times and Victoria Magazine are among the publications that have recently devoted space to this town of 9,000 and its arts and crafts industries. Southern Living magazine recently sent a photographer and writer to Berea for an upcoming article, and a group of about 10 German journalists recently paid the town a visit.
To top it off, a new National Geographic book lists Berea as one of 77 “small-town escapes,” devoting four pages.
It's the only Kentucky destination to get mentioned in the guide.
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