Bicyclist injured after striking van

A 49-year-old bicyclist struck a U.S. Postal Service vehicle Thursday morning at Eighth and Ann streets in Newport, postal authorities said. Police didn't release the man's name because his family hadn't been notified late Thursday. He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital for treatment of head injuries and remained in critical condition late Thursday, said Capt. Phil Liles of Newport Police. The letter carrier, whom Postmaster Debra Webb declined to identify, was not injured. The accident took place about 9:30 a.m.

Special Olympians to play softball

HEBRON - The Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky is hosting the Special Olympics regional softball tournament from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at RiverShore Sports in Hebron. Fifteen teams with 300 Special Olympians from across the state will compete. This is a qualifying tournament for the Special Olympics softball tournament in Owensboro Sept. 10-12. Call (859) 525-7705 or (513) 623-5782 for information.

Banklick Woods Park offers glimpse at sky

INDEPENDENCE - Amateur and professional star gazers and astronomers can take part in a celestial Star Gaze Saturday at Banklick Woods Park.

The free program starts at 8 p.m. It's sponsored by Kenton County Parks and Recreation and the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

Cincinnati Observatory Center staff will discuss galactic events during the indoor portion of the program in the Kenton County Public Works Administration building, 420 Independence Station Road.

After that, the program will move outdoors, weather permitting. Although observatory center staff will have telescopes available for viewing, anyone is welcome to bring one.

Volunteers from the Cincinnati Observatory Center, the nation's first professional observatory, will provide telescopes, describe observations and answer questions.

Information: (859) 525-PLAY (7529).

Get in the know about the sport of geocaching

INDEPENDENCE - Join Kenton County Parks and Recreation and the Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky Geocachers Saturday in Banklick Woods Park for an introduction to the outdoor hobby.

Geocaching is much like searching for hidden treasure. Caches are hidden in various locations and cachers use global positioning systems and physical coordinates posted on the Web to pinpoint caches.

The indoor portion of the program starts at 9 a.m. in the Kenton County Public Works Administration building, 420 Independence Station Road. After the indoor portion of the program, participants should be dressed for a walk in the park.

Information: Call (859) 525-PLAY (7529) or go to www.kentoncounty.org, scroll down and click on parks and recreation.