Program focuses on business health care

ERLANGER - More than 100 business leaders are expected to take part today in a program addressing how to reduce employers' health care costs.

"Sustaining A Competitive Advantage Through An Active Health Investment Strategy"also looks at how to improve productivity and retention by strategically investing in the health of employees.

The program will be from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. today at NKU METS Center, 3861 Olympic Blvd. in Erlanger.

Newport offers home tour for Tall Stacks

NEWPORT - This weekend's East Row Historic Homes Tour, the official home tour for the Tall Stacks festival, features 12 homes.

Tours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Newport's East Row Historic District. Tickets are $20 per person, or $18 for Tall Stacks pinholders and groups of 10 or more.

Tickets can be purchased at the George Wiedemann Jr. Mansion, 401 Park Ave., from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

MainStrasse offers weekend events

COVINGTON - Tall Stacks visitors can check out MainStrasse Village's Harvest celebration this weekend.

The Saturdayand Sunday celebration features food, crafts and flowers.

Also, the first MainStrasse Village Home/Garden Tour will be from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10, and children under 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the Goose Girl Fountain at Sixth and Main streets.

Information: (859) 491-0458 or go to www.mainstrasse.org.

Two-vehicle crash kills Tennessee man

BROOKSVILLE - A Tennessee man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Monday, according to Kentucky State Police.

Police said Bobby L. Ivory, 48, of Memphis, Tenn., was traveling on Ky. 9 in Bracken County when his tractor-trailer crossed the center line and collided with a truck, driven by William T. Donovan, 54, of Ewing, Ky. Ivory was pronounced dead at the scene.