The errant cow remained out of sight Monday, still on the lam since its escape Friday from a meat plant.

        The last sighting police spokesman Lt. Kurt Byrd knew of was Sunday, still in Mount Storm Park, Clifton. Now, officers will respond to any reported sightings, he said, but are no longer searching for the 2,000-pound animal. They used a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office helicopter Friday, with a thermal-imaging camera, but did not locate the cow.

        The concern, Lt. Byrd said, is that the cow might wander into traffic and cause an accident.

        The cow got away Friday morning from Ken Meyer Meats in Camp Washington.
Coroner to rule on Avondale dad's death

        Cincinnati homicide detectives are waiting for a coroner's ruling on an Avondale man who died Monday after being hurt last month when his 14-year-old daughter reportedly poured bleach into his eyes.

        The man was “trying to discipline his daughter for having an older boyfriend in the house,” said Sgt. John Day, who responded to the January incident at the family's home.

        The daughter has been charged with a juvenile count of felonious assault. She could be charged with a juvenile murder count if her father died as a result of the earlier attack, officials said.

        Her 17-year-old boyfriend was charged with a juvenile count of complicity.

        They are not being identified because they are juveniles.
Bells to be cast at county fairs

        The Ohio Bicentennial Commission will cast bicentennial bells at the Clermont County Fair in Owensville on July 23-24 and at the Brown County Fair in Georgetown on Sept. 24-25.

        About 40 castings will be made in Ohio counties this year. The bells stand 2 feet high and weigh 250 pounds. They will be cast on location and given to each county by the state and Bicentennial Commission.

        Verdin Co. of Cincinnati will cast the bells in view of the public. At the end of the two-day process, the bells will be turned over to the counties' commissioners and rung for the first time.
Woman killed in fiery car crash

        VEVAY, Ind. — A 33-year-old Vevay woman was killed Monday afternoon in a fiery two-vehicle crash on Ind. 56 near Spring Branch Road in Switzerland County, just west of the Vevay city limits.

        Killed in the 4:30 p.m. crash was Tracey Vann, the Switzerland County Sheriff's Office said. When deputies arrived on the scene, both vehicles were engulfed in flames.

        The driver of the other vehicle, Ralph Perry, of Rising Sun, and his wife were taken to Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. Mr. Perry was treated and released. Mrs. Perry was transferred to University Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition Monday night.

        Details of the crash were not immediately available.
Sanders will again run against Portman

        WAYNESVILLE — Democrat Charles Sanders, the former Waynesville mayor, will announce his candidacy today for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

        He said he had intended to run for the 2nd District seat all along. But recently, the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature drew new boundaries that moved Waynesville from the 2nd to the 3rd District. That means he now lives outside the district.

        “I'll still run in the 2nd District,” Mr. Sanders said. “Federal candidates can run anywhere. I'll have 8 1/2 months to convince the people of the district that I'm the best candidate.”

        He said he will stress issues such as Social Security solvency, a patients' bill of rights and campaign-finance reform.

        Mr. Sanders also ran for the seat in 2000, receiving 23 percent of the vote in a loss to Mr. Portman, of Terrace Park.
Woman AIDS victim to speak about effects

        Rae Lewis-Thornton, a woman with AIDS who has become a national activist, will be coming to Cincinnati March 9 to speak at Xavier University.

        Ms. Lewis-Thornton, who contracted HIV about 16 years ago then was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1992, frequently speaks about how HIV/AIDS affects women, including living with the side effects of AIDS medications, the myths among some groups that the AIDS epidemic is under control, and the difficulties of building romantic relationships after being diagnosed.

        Her personal story has been featured in an Essence magazine cover story and a Nightline television profile. She also has won an Emmy award for her Chicago TV series on living with AIDS.

        She will speak at 7 p.m.at Xavier's Kelly Auditorium in Alter Hall, 3800 Victory Parkway.
Forum will focus on depression

        A forum to raise awareness about improved treatments for depression will be held Thursday for “Depression Awareness Day.”

        An estimated 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness in any given year.

        The event, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati Biological Psychiatry Program and several other groups, will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, at Albert Sabin Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

        “With the advances in treatment available today, no one should have to suffer from depression,” said Dr. Susan McElroy, director of the Biological Psychiatry Program.

        The cost is $10 at the door and $5 for advance reservations. For information, call 558-1133.

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