FRANKFORT - Gov.-elect Ernie Fletcher plans to set the date for the election of his successor in Congress as Feb. 17, the chairwoman of the state Republican Party said Sunday.

That is three weeks after the Jan. 27 filing date for the May primary election.

Ellen Williams said the date was selected to give voters a sufficient amount of time to evaluate the candidates.

Fired state official helped his company

INDIANAPOLIS - A manager in the state's human services agency fired in July moonlighted for a job-training company he helped obtain $1.2 million in government business, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.

The company also paid $16,000 to a consulting firm in which he was an officer while he controlled the flow of taxpayer money to companies training welfare recipients for jobs.

Ohio lacks adult day care centers

COLUMBUS - A lack of state funding has left the number of adult day care centers unchanged in Ohio at a time when the number of seniors is skyrocketing, according to a study.

There are more than 100 centers in Ohio, but 260 more are needed, found the study.