Death sentence affirmed in killings

The Ohio Supreme Court voted 7-0 Wednesday to affirm the aggravated murder convictions and death sentence of Stanley Fitzpatrick for the June 2001 killings in Lincoln Heights of his girlfriend, Dorothea Hayes; her 12-year-old daughter, Shenay; and their neighbor, Elton Rose. Just after his trial began, Fitzpatrick, 36, of Lincoln Heights, said he wanted to plead guilty. As a compromise, the jury was dismissed and the court convened a panel of three Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judges to preside over the case. In February 2002, the panel convicted Fitzpatrick and sentenced him to die, according to court records. The Supreme Court ruled Fitzpatrick understood what he was doing by giving up the right to a jury trial.

Deadline today for 'Taste' space

Today is the application deadline for Clermont County restaurants to apply for a spot in the first "Taste of Clermont" to be held on Batavia's Main Street in September. Hosted by the newly formed Village Association of Batavia to revitalize the business district, the event on Sept. 11-12 will feature live music, kids' games, a beer garden, and an arts and crafts show, in addition to dozens of food booths from local restaurants to feed an expected 25,000 people. Information: Virgil Knapke at (513) 735-0065, or online at www.vaob.org.

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Meeting time was incorrect

An item in Wednesday's Local News section gave the wrong time for a Monday meeting about the Ohio Department of Transportation's 30-year long-range plan. The meeting is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m.

Hospital omitted from service list

A news brief published July 2 inadvertently omitted a specialty service at Christ Hospital that was listed among the top services nationwide by U.S. News and World Report. The hospital was ranked 37th in gynecology.