Dispatch chiefs to get training

Cincinnati police dispatch supervisors will receive more training next week in using the Amber Alert system, which is meant to help authorities and the public look for children who might have been abducted. A dispatch supervisor thought she sent such an alert to the media early Thursday, but the alert never went out. Nonetheless, a 2-year-old Burlington girl was found unharmed within 90 minutes. Her father faces kidnapping and burglary charges. Amber Alerts are meant to be used only for suspected stranger abductions.

Two shooting victims found

OVER-THE-RHINE - Detectives aren't saying if two fatal shootings within about 15 minutes Wednesday night are related. They found Anthony Frakes, 17, in an alley while looking for the person who shot Willie Stuckey, 25. Frakes and Stuckey are Cincinnati's 16th and 17th homicide victims this year. No one has been arrested in either killing.

Shelter plans adopt-a-thon

ANDERSON TWP. - The League of Animal Welfare, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter, will hold an

adopt-a-thon from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Anderson Township Family Pet Center, 6666 Clough Pike.

Cats and dogs will be available for adoption, but the adoptions must be completed at the shelter's Batavia location at 4193 Taylor Road. Fees are $50 for cats and $60 for dogs.

Information: 735-2299.

Parish Kitchen names officers

COVINGTON - The Parish Kitchen in Covington has named officers for 2004. Executive committee officers are: Angie Kiger (Gateway Community and Technical College), chairwoman; Nicole Christian (Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce), vice chairwoman; Michael Sketch (Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing), treasurer; and Karen Wischer (KW Group), secretary. The Parish Kitchen will mark its 30th anniversary in June. The kitchen coordinates resources from area churches and volunteers to feed the hungry on a daily basis.

TRAFFIC WATCH

Beginning Monday, the ramps from eastbound Montgomery Road to northbound Interstate 71 and westbound Montgomery Road to southbound I-71 will be closed until June 2005. The left-turn lanes of these ramps will also be closed.

CORRECTION: Program to be held March 31

The first session of a program offered by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Hamilton County will be held March 31 at the VA Medical Center in Corryville. To register, call 688-7192 or 948-3094. An item in Wednesday's Enquirer had an incorrect date.