PORTLAND -- A couple from Maine being sought in connection with a fatal stabbing in Auburn have been taken into custody in southern Illinois, police said Sunday.

Ryan Muncey, 28, and Alisha Turner, 25, of Lewiston were being held at the Tri-County Jail in Ullin, Ill., on material witness charges, said Maine State Police spokesmen Steve McCausland. State police detectives were planning to travel to Illinois to bring Muncey and Turner back to Maine, where additional charges could be filed.

Muncey and Turner were being sought in connection with the death of 26-year-old Casey Stanley last Wednesday evening. Casey died of a single stab wound to the chest along a walking trail in Auburn that was known for drinking and fighting in the past. The death has been ruled a homicide.

Turner turned herself into authorities in Jonesboro, Ill., on Saturday night, McCausland said. Muncey was arrested at 7 a.m. Sunday while attempting to climb out a bedroom window at her father's home in the nearby town of Cobden, Ill.

The couple's two children, a 2-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, are being cared for by Turner's relatives, the spokesman said. Their car has been impounded in Illinois.

Mill looks to convert oil to biomass

MILLINOCKET -- Katahdin Paper Co. officials are figuring out how much time and money it would take to install a biomass boiler to provide fuel for its paper mill in an effort to lessen its reliance on oil and keep the facility open.

The company announced in late May it was closing its Millinocket mill because of record oil prices, putting about 208 people out of work.

Company officials said installing a biomass boiler could take less time and cost less than originally anticipated.

"We're working very hard to save the mill," said mill manager Serge Sorokin. "We are letting the process go forward and are looking at the (financial aspects) of the plan very closely. We have a great sense of urgency. Our options will become much clearer in the next few weeks."

Fraser Papers Inc., which operates Katahdin's mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket, said high energy costs were a key factor in the decision to close the Millinocket mill effective July 28. The mill uses hundreds of barrels of oil daily to produce steam used in the paper-making process.

The East Millinocket mill, which employs 413 workers, will remain open. It uses a wood-fired biomass boiler to power its papermaking operations.

Company officials told union workers months ago that they dropped plans to convert the Millinocket mill because it could take up to two years and cost $50 million to install a biomass boiler, which would burn wood or other plant matter rather than oil.

Sorokin met behind closed doors at the mill Friday to discuss the issue with U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe along with representatives from 13 unions, Town Manager Eugene Conlogue and the Town Council.

Baxter State Park opens campgrounds

BANGOR -- Baxter State Park officials opened additional trails to the summit of Mount Katahdin as well as all major campgrounds in the wilderness park. Park rangers on Saturday opened Chimney Pond campground to overnight guests roughly two weeks later than usual because of lingering snow and poor trail conditions.

Three of the four major trails leading from Chimney Pond to the peak of Katahdin -- the Dudley, Cathedral and Hamlin Ridge trails -- are now open to hikers.

Park Director Jensen Bissell said the fourth route, Saddle Trail, will probably remain closed for at least another week because of snow.

Compiled from wire reports