Health agency honors clinic for homeless

        COVINGTON — The Pike Street Homeless Health Clinic, operated by Northern Kentucky Family Health Centers, will be recognized today with an Award of Excellence in Public Health.

        The Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department is honoring the clinic for its collaboration in promoting tuberculosis prevention and control in Northern Kentucky, as well as for its health services to the homeless.

        Since 1998, an interagency agreement between the health department and the Pike Street Homeless Health Clinic calls for the clinic to screen the high-risk homeless population for tuberculosis. The health department provides the testing materials and the clinic provides referrals for preventive care and identification of active TB cases to the health department.
       

Larger Erlanger library gets started

        ERLANGER — Ground will be broken for the new Erlanger branch of the Kenton County Public Library on July 10.

        Models and drawings of the building, designed by Robert Ehmet Hayes and Associates, can be viewed at the 10:30 a.m. ground breaking at 401 Kenton Lands Road. The building is to be completed in fall 2002.

        The Erlanger branch is the busiest in Kentucky, with more than 360,000 visitors each year.

        The new building will have a meeting room that will accommodate 250 people. The 10-acre site bordered by Riggs, Hulbert and Kenton Lands roads can accommodate a 34,294-square-foot building and 150 parking spaces, with room for expansion.

        For information call (859) 491-7610, or visit the library's Web site at www.kenton.lib.ky.us.
       

I-75 pedestrian hit; motorist is jailed

        FLORENCE — A Morningview resident was arrested Wednesday, accused of striking a pedestrian on Interstate 75. Garry Johnson, age not available, is being held at the Boone County jail on a felony charge of first-degree wanton endangerment, punishable by up to five years in prison.

        The accident occurred at 1:50 p.m. in a southbound lane near the Mount Zion Road exit. Police said Mr. Johnson's 1993 Ford Tempo struck Miguel Barrientos, who was walking along the shoulder. Mr. Barrientos, age and address not available, was thrown on the hood of the car and struck the windshield. He refused treatment at a hospital.

        Police said the charge was based on witness statements about Mr. Johnson's driving prior to the incident, and the fact he drove onto the berm. Drivers were calling police on cell phones to report Mr. Johnson's reckless driving before he hit the pedestrian, police said.

        Mr. Johnson passed a Breathalyzer test given at the scene.
       

Father indicted in infant's death

        GLASGOW — A Barren County grand jury indicted a Cave City man in the death of his 3-month-old son.

        The indictment Tuesday charged Greg Richardson, 28, with murder, according to Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Karen Davis. Mr. Richardson has been jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond since June 8, the day Logan Wayne Richardson died.

        The baby died at a Louisville hospital less than a day after he was brought to Glasgow's T.J. Samson Community Hospital, where Mr. Richardson told police that the baby just stopped breathing in his arms.

        Mr. Richardson pleaded innocent to the charge.

        An autopsy revealed “all of the classic signs of shaken baby syndrome,” Ms. Davis said.
       

Mission collections bring theft charge

        HARRODSBURG — A man who police say posed as a missionary from Africa in order to pocket donations from local churches is facing theft charges.

        Daniel Lubowa, a Ugandan and the son of a Baptist minister from that country, was arrested June 9 after a complaint was filed by the Rev. Larry Redding, pastor at Bruners Chapel Baptist Church in Mercer County.

        Police believe Mr. Lubowa was keeping the cash donations and selling the clothes he collected while pretending to be a missionary.

        Rev. Redding, moderator of the Mercer County Baptist Association, said that group helped Mr. Lubowa collect clothing to be shipped to Africa.
       

Building to bear Wethington's name

        LEXINGTON — Charles Wethington's name will be on a University of Kentucky building when his contract ends in 2003.

        UK trustees Tuesday approved placing Mr. Wethington's name on the Allied Health/Aging Building. Mr. Wethington said he was honored to be the first UK president to have a medical building bear his name.

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