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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2002
Page
1
Charlotte firefighters console each other after the Saturday graveside for Joshua Earley in Midland NC. Earley died from burns from a house fire earlier this week as hundreds of firefighters attended.
Pleasant Plains defeats Herrin 50 to 47 in overtime to claim the Class A boys state basketball title. Herrin trailed 24-15 at halftime but tied late. Mike Oldani missed a last second three. Herrin finishes 26-7 in second place. Plains earns its second title in three years, last winning in 2000.
SIU coach Bruce Weber hits radio shows and media appearances to press the Salukis NCAA at large case as the 65 team field is revealed. With a 26 7 record and wins over top teams SIU hopes for a last four or five at large bid amid Big Ten tournament action and Iowa Ohio State results.
A 25 foot section of scaffolding fell from the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago during high winds, crashing onto three cars and killing three people while critically injuring two others. Winds gusting to 58 mph preceded the collapse around 2 p.m. on Michigan Avenue. Witnesses described a loud explosion and debris raining down as glass shattered across the Hancock building, with responders assessing the scene and locating potential victims amidst crowded weekend streets.
Murphysboro homeowners Steve and Wanda Maurer oppose a proposed bike trail that would cut through their rural 11 acre property near Illinois 13. Kyle Harfst envisions a nationwide trail network, while neighbors fear loss of privacy and property control as discussions hinge on access and land use.
Public meetings start 5 p.m. Monday at the Davis McCann Center Murphysboro and 5 p.m. March 18 at the Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center Carbondale. Wanda Harfst backs interconnected trails while the Maurers defend property rights as plans for a Carbondale to Murphysboro trail along an abandoned Illinois Central line face opposition. The effort ties into the Great Shawnee Bicycle Trail project spanning eight counties and the 140 mile Tunnel Hill route.
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