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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2002
Page
1
ColumnONE reports a community session where youths learn energy concepts at John A Logan College on page 1B. Inside pages note Du Quoin fairground funding of 2.3 million, Benton funding review, Marion animal control issues, and a court report covering multiple counties on page 6B. Weather outlines today and weekend with cloud cover and rain chances.
Skeleton found by a local teenager may be the 19 year old Linda Keown who disappeared in 1982 near Norris City's Big Hill Cemetery. Illinois State Police say remains are not yet confirmed as her. Local residents describe nearby trash and a suspected eerie scene uncovered by Zach Short and relatives.
Victims recall long marriages as vandalism tears apart 52 stones at Mount Vernon Bethel Cemetery and over 100 stones damaged at Old Jordan Cemetery in Texico. Police pursue leads with no suspects yet while J W Reynolds offers to help families with replacements.
Carbondale city council approved three changes to the liquor code. An 18 year old may work in bars on duty while on the clock, and 18 year olds may perform as entertainers under 19 with parental accompaniment. A 180 day liquor license permit is now allowed, replacing the 90 day term plus possible extension. The rule requiring 50 percent of staff to complete a DASA program was rewritten since DASA was dissolved.
In a Springfield hearing room Kathy Ann Woodhouse’s family urged clemency for Paul Taylor, convicted of her 1992 murder at a Herrin dry cleaner. They urged the Prisoner Review Board to recommend execution as commutation talks proceed amid a moratorium and broader death-row reviews.
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