Two more arrested in meth crackdown

        DRY RIDGE— The Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced Wednesday the arrest of two more men in a crackdown on the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine.

        Joshua Roberts, 20, of Dry Ridge is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

        Arron M. Fowler, 18, of Dry Ridge is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

        Mr. Roberts has been released from the Grant County Detention Center, and Mr. Fowler is still being held at the jail. Their bond amounts were not available Wednesday.

        Grant County sheriff's deputies stopped Mr. Roberts and Mr. Fowler after observing the two loitering around coin and vending machines at 1 a.m. Friday outside a Dry Ridge car wash.

        Discovered in their car was 33 boxes of Sudafed, totaling 792 pills. Also in the vehicle were glass jars containing chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, coffee filters containing the illegal substance and a small amount of marijuana.
       

Woman backs auto over wall, onto cars

        COVINGTON — A 70-year-old Highland Heights woman lost control of her Chrysler Cirrus on Tuesday afternoon, sending the sedan hurtling over a retaining wall and onto four vehicles in a new-car lot.

        Margaret Schulte told police she was trying to back out of a handicapped parking space at the Value City department store in Latonia when the car accelerated out of control. Police estimated it reached 40 mph before jumping the retraining wall, flipping over and landing on other cars at the neighboring car lot. Ms. Schulte declined treatment at the scene.
       

Public police academy accepting applications

       Police agencies from across Kenton County are taking applications for the first countywide citizens police academy in Northern Kentucky.

        The classes, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, run Jan. 22 to April 2. Each week the class will meet at a different police department in the county.

        The program is free and open to the public, said Edgewood Police Chief Steve Vollmar.

        To sign up or ask questions, call Capt. Mike Klein of the Kenton County Sheriff's Department at (859) 431-4822
       

Program aids women taking chemotherapy

        EDGEWOOD — Women can learn tips for dealing with physical changes during chemotherapy at the American Cancer Society's “Look Good, Feel Better” program.

        The program will be offered every other month, beginning on Feb. 11. It will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Esther Marie Hatton Cancer Care Center at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood.

        For information, call the American Cancer Society at (800) ACS-2345.
       

Graham crusade chief to preach in Newport

       NEWPORT — The Rev. Rick Marshall, director of crusades of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, will preach at an ecumenical service Jan. 20 at St. John's United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave.

        The Northern Kentucky Interfaith Commission is celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and representatives from different Christian traditions will participate in the service, along with two choirs and soloists.

        The Rev. Mr. Marshall, a minister with the North American Baptist denomination, has been associated with Billy Graham since 1980, facilitating the evangelist's worldwide ministry, and has been a faculty member of the Billy Graham Schools of Evangelism. He is involved in the planning for the appearance of the Billy Graham Crusade at Paul Brown Stadium June 27-30.
       

Bill proposes subsidy for prescription drugs

        FRANKFORT — A bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate would require the state to create a prescription-drug subsidy — the Kentucky Senior Rx Program — for thousands of low-income elderly.

        The bill directs the Cabinet for Health Services to negotiate with federal health officials for a waiver to permit the program. Money for the program would have to be appropriated separately.

        The program would pay 75 percent of the cost of generic drugs and half the cost of brand-name drugs. A $25 enrollment fee would be charged, and consumers would have to pay the pharmacist's dispensing fee, soon to rise to $5 per prescription.
       

Measure limits lawmakers' pay hikes

        FRANKFORT — A bill introduced Wednesday would ensure that lawmakers don't get more of a pay raise than state employees.

        The General Assembly usually gives state employees a 5 percent annual raise. Budget problems likely will mean a smaller raise this year.

        Sen. Bob Leeper, R-Paducah, the bill's sponsor, said his bill would limit any legislative pay raise to the amount state workers get or to the inflation rate, whichever is smaller. Legislators get automatic raises at the beginning of every year, based on inflation. It was 3.4 percent this year.

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