Monday, October 11, 1999
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Low water helps fossil hunters
COLUMBUS — The lack of rain in Ohio has helped people who like to find souvenirs from bygone eons: Fossil hunters searching stream beds that have not been dry for years.
People in Pickaway County who live near Deer Creek, south of here, reported finding a number of round rocks called concretions, which were deposited thousands of years ago by a glacier. Each commonly has a fossil in the middle.
“I used to fish that section of the stream with my grandfather, and I'd never seen them before,” said Mike Hansen, senior geologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Creek beds are a good place for fossil hunting because the water can wash away dirt and silt, Mr. Hansen said.
At Kelleys Island, where the surrounding Lake Erie is low, fossil ripple marks left by an ancient sea along the island's east shore were found.
“I've been going there 25 years and had never seen those before,” he said. “Not that these ripple marks are going to change our theories of the history of the Earth, but they are interesting.”
Some of the finds aren't as good as people think, said Dale Gnidovec, curator of Ohio State University's Orton Geological Museum.
“This has been quite a year for cow bones and horse teeth,” he said.
“The kids are disappointed, but they go away knowing something they didn't before,” Mr. Gnidovec said.
Woman allegedly paid person to set fire
A Mount Auburn woman was charged Saturday with complicity to commit aggravated arson for paying another person to set fire to a multifamily dwelling in Over-the-Rhine, fire investigators said.
Jeanette Marshall, 43, of the 200 block of Dorchester Avenue, is charged with two counts of complicity, a second-degree felony count for the building and a first-degree felony related to those inside.
Ms. Marshall on Thursday paid a person to set a rag soaked in gasoline on a chair on a second-floor balcony in the 1800 block of Sycamore Street, police said. She also had an outstanding warrant for theft from Silverton police and is being held without bond.
Man arrested on safecracking charge
A Groesbeck man was charged Sunday with safecracking and theft after Hamilton County deputies said he stole 262 doses of the drug Tussigon from the Colerain Animal Clinic.
Ronald Melton of the 3100 block of Lapland Drive also tampered with a strong box during the theft, deputies said.
The theft occurred between 1 a.m. and 1:40 a.m. in thew 6300 block of Colerain Avenue. Mr. Melton was arrested at 3:15 a.m. at the same location.
Tussigon is a brand name for a combination of hydrocodone (a cough suppressant) and homatropine (a spasm reducer), used to treat cough and cold symptoms.
Delhi man charged in domestic dispute
DELHI TOWNSHIP — A Delhi Township man was charged with felonious assault Sunday morning after a domestic dispute in which his live-in girlfriend suffered a broken nose, police said.
Danny Boyd of the 4500 block of Hillside Avenue was arrested at 4:50 a.m., 25 minutes after the incident. Police say he punched the woman several times in the face. No other information was available about the extent of her injuries. The charge is a second-degree felony.
District 1 to set up information booth
The Cincinnati Police Division's District 1 neighborhood officers will distribute crime pre vention materials, answer questions from the public, and give advice about how to avoid becoming a crime victim.
A kiosk will be posted at Fifth and Vine streets on Fountain Square today through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Information pamphlets on a number of subjects including having your child fingerprinted, travel safety, gangs, telemarketing fraud, home security, workplace violence and drug abuse.
For information, call the Neighborhood Officer Unit, 352-1463.
Open house Oct. 26 for Explorer Program
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office invites students interested in law enforcement to attend an Oct. 26 open house to learn about its Explorer Program.
Parents are also invited to the 7 p.m. open house at the Sheriff's Patrol Headquarters, 11021 Hamilton Ave.
The Explorer Program allows students to learn more about law enforcement through training, ride-alongs and other areas of interest.
Any questions, call Patrol Officer Dennis S. Dick at 825-1500.
Arson suspected at apartment complex
CRESCENT SPRINGS — Arson is suspected in a fire that blazed through a three-story apartment building here early Sunday and resulted in four people, including a police officer and firefighter, being taken to the hospital.
They were treated — the firefighter for a minor arm injury, the others for smoke inhalation — at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, and released.
A resident of International Village Apartments, in the 2300 block of Anderson Road, reported the fire about 1 a.m. after awakening to a loud noise and discovering a fire on a second-story balcony, said Crescent Springs Police Sgt. James E. Wendeln.
Arriving police officers awoke other occupants and evacuated the building. Its 11 apartments sustained fire, smoke and water damage.
Walnut harvest means future growth ensured
TROY, Ohio — This fall's walnut harvest will mean cakes, breads and brownies to some. To the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the harvest means starting seeds of future generations of trees and highly prized lumber.
The DNR's forestry division is on the lookout again for volunteers to help gather black walnuts. Last year, Ohioans dropped off 295,000 pounds of walnuts at collection bins throughout the state, including 18,660 pounds at Andy's Garden Center in Troy.
The effort “benefits Ohioans by involving them in producing quality black walnut seedlings ... that help to make Ohio greener and more enjoyable for all of us,” said Ron Abraham, Division of Forestry chief.
In November, Division of Forestry trucks will pick up the walnuts and deliver them to Zanesville State Nursery to be grown as seedlings, which are part of a statewide reforestation effort that produces 5 million to 6 million seedlings of all varieties annually.
Anti-cancer drug gets test in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — A drug that tries to kill tumors by cutting off their blood supply is being tested on 18 patients at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Clayton Twigg, who survived a rare form of cancer called aplastic carcinoma of the thyroid, said the grape-sized tumor on his swollen neck disappeared three months after he used the experimental drug combretastatin.
Paducah plant whistleblower proved right
School programs bring riverboat era to life
Wake-up call for sleepy teens
Teen time line
Sleep tips for teens
Housing costs stump suburbs
Elections case goes to U.S.'s top court
Mall, market, schools set town abuzz
Unusual cast in governor's race
WorldJam bounces back from watery weekend
Adults aliens on Planet Pokemon
Channel 12 sticks with winner
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Code, litter enforcers are now police
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Dump old tires with no cost, penalty
Maple Knoll welcomes back band leader
Prisoner escapes from Queensgate
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