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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2002
Page
1
Column notes a longtime friendship photo at University Baptist Church in Carbondale on Sunday as three once united churches reconvene. Other items preview Tuscan Lodge rehab, UN Security Council reverses U S peacekeeping stance, and brief national and international notes with weather outlook.
Classifieds and features note calendars weather television and sports items across sections 4C 10 3A 2C 8A 5A. The page announces a 24/7 online service and subscription number for readers.
Dozens of firefighters from Carbondale Makanda and Williamson County fought a massive blaze at the Fireplace Shoppe on Reed Station Road Sunday evening. The showroom was a total loss as crews used aerial trucks and chainsaws to access the building amid extreme heat and smoke. Owners refused comment.
Illinois expands newborn screening to at least 28 rare inherited disorders using heel prick blood samples and tandem mass spectrometry. The Illinois Department of Public Health expects about 70 more babies annually to be diagnosed early, with results reaching doctors within four days.
Three people were wounded in a Sunday morning shooting near Nashville Illinois 127 about a mile south of town. The incident involves local officers and is under investigation by Illinois State Police District 13 at Du Quoin. David Reidelberger of Pinckneyville was treated and released to the sheriff pending charges.
Leonard Gregg a 29 year old part time Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighter was charged with starting a blaze by using matches to ignite dry grass. Prosecutors say he tried to create fire crew work for profit. The case follows another suspected arson linked to a major wildfire season.
Firefighters battled a wildfire sweeping toward Deadwood South Dakota with about 200 crews, forcing thousands to evacuate. The 4500 acre blaze was 35 percent contained as wind pushed the flames back toward the town, helped by burned land blocking the path to homes. Fire coordinator Joe Lowe praised crews for saving the historic gold mining town.
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