Dancers to perform at Erlanger library

        ERLANGER — Khamisi Dance Theatre will celebrate Black History Month at the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County Public Library.

        The program will be at 11 a.m. next Saturday at the library, 3130 Dixie Highway.

        Traditional dance, music and folklore will be presented. Led by co-founder Ojinga Khamisi, the Khamisi Dance Theatre promotes a message of peace, love and tolerance.

        No registration is required. Anyone requiring special accommodations should contact the access librarian today at (859) 491-7610.

Senior Services offers chances to volunteer

        Senior Services of Northern Kentucky is offering volunteer opportunities for residents who want to take up President Bush's public service challenge.

        Recently, the president challenged Americans to give 40,000 hours of lifetime volunteer service.

        Senior Services of Northern Kentucky offers flexible volunteer opportunities that require only two to three hours a month and can help older residents continue living in their own homes.

        Volunteers deliver meals, go grocery shopping, rive seniors to medical appointments, help with yard work or cleaning or just stop by to visit.

        “We welcome individuals, families and groups,” said Sonya Turner, volunteer coordinator. Those interested in just a one-time project also are welcome.

        For information, call (859) 491-0522.
       

Covington to seek money for Scott Blvd.

        COVINGTON — Businesses on Scott Boulevard in Covington's Renaissance area hope to attract more customers with the help of federally funded streetscape improvements.

        City officials are applying for $260,000 from the federal Transportation Enhancement Act. The area in question is Scott Boulevard from Fourth to Sixth streets, and from the intersection of Scott and Fifth Street to the intersection of Madison Avenue and Fifth Street.

        “Improvements such as new sidewalks, handicap ramps and boulevard lighting will increase consumer traffic and assist in the ongoing revitalization of our downtown commercial businesses and renaissance area,” Mayor Butch Callery said.

        If Covington receives the grant, it must match the funding 20 percent.
       

Suspects in Nev. death arrested in Louisville

        LOUISVILLE — FBI officials arrested two men Friday wanted in connection with the slaying of a 21-year-old woman in Nevada.

        Curtis Lavon Powers, 23, and Marcus Lowe, 23, were arrested by FBI agents and officers from the Louisville Police Department.

        FBI agents in Nevada had tipped agents in Louisvillethat the two could be living at a downtown apartment complex in the city, according to Special Agent Salvador Hernandez.

        Mr. Powers was stopped while driving on Interstate 264 after he left the apartment complex. Mr. Lowe was arrested outside the apartment building, Agent Hernandez said.

        The men were wanted by authorities in Henderson, Nev., in connection with the July 6 death of Miranda Johnson, 21, who was shot while holding her 3-week-old child.
       

Murder count filed; injured may be charged

        LOUISVILLE — A man who police said shot at four people breaking into his sport-utility vehicle has been charged with murder.

        Kal Carey, 26, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Tywain W. DeShields, 17, police said.

        Nr. Carey also was charged with three counts of criminal attempted murder, said Louisville police Sgt. LaVita Chavous.

        The shooting occurred early Monday. Tywain died the next night.

        Nathaniel Rudolph, 18, was injured in the shooting when a bullet hit his forearm, police said.

        About 2:50 a.m. Monday, Mr. Carey called police to report that someone had tried to break into his vehicle, Sgt. Chavous said.

        Investigators are consulting with the office of the commonwealth's attorney on whether the victims in the shooting should face charges, Sgt. Chavous said.
       

Company must pay for discrimination

        RADCLIFF — The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights (KCHR) has ordered a Radcliff taxi company to pay $2,000 to a woman over discrimination.

        The commission Friday found Freddy's Taxi Cab Services Inc. guilty of discriminating against Beverly Calvert of Radcliff because she is in a wheelchair.

        On May 11, 1999, owner Fred Robinson told Ms. Calvert that his drivers would no longer help her into taxi vans.

        “It is against the law for businesses providing public services to deny equal access to people with disabilities,” KCHR executive director Beverly Watts said Friday.

        The commission also ordered the company to make at least one of its vans accessible to wheelchair occupants.
       

Floodwater closes Ohio River plaza again

        EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Rising water levels have forced city officials to close a new $10 million plaza along the Ohio River — again.

        The Dress Plaza, sitting knee-deep in water and a forest of driftwood, has been closed at least twice because of the water and once because of snow, the Evansville Courier & Press reported Friday.

        This is the first winter for the plaza since renovations were completed.

        “We just pretty much have to deal with it this time of year,” said Pete Swaim, director of transportation and services for the city. “We cleaned it all up about two weeks ago, and we thought our crews had it all squared away. We thought we'd be good for a little bit, but then the water rose again.”

        The floodwater was not expected to cause any structural damage, but the cleanup costs have continued to escalate.
       

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