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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2004
Page
2
On the morning of June 30 1804 Clark noted a very large gray wolf at the riverbank near Petite River Platte Shoal River above the Kansas. The party rested at noon for three hours as heat disabled the men. Thermometer reached 96 degrees at 3 pm.
In Johnston City officers with Williamson County deputies seized 190 freshly cultivated cannabis plants taller than five feet from a car trunk. Dana Dann was charged with manufacture and delivery of over 5000 grams and jailed. Three juveniles were taken into custody for underage drinking and curfew violations before being released to their parents. The plants were valued at about 190000 dollars. Detective Owens said more arrests may follow to curb local drug trafficking.
Amid a contentious Rend Lake Conservancy District meeting, County board members demand Pete Micheletto resign after he again did not attend, stating questions could be answered without harming investigations. They consider formally notifying him and possibly removing him if he fails to act, while RLCD board members defend scrutiny and reflect regional economic impact.
The second Southern Illinois Ethnic Festival will be held July 9-10 at Carbondale Town Square. Volunteers are needed to help set up tear down clean up staff the gate and assist throughout the event. To volunteer call Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 618 549 2146.
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to report corrections via the Accuracy Hotline. An error on Tuesday’s Page One misquoted Mayor Brad Cole and misstated Carbondale’s population as 25,597 per census data. Sean deMello’s name was also misspelled in Williamson County coverage.
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