VOLUME 167 • NO. 5
Fulton, Illinois
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READY TO WRESTLE
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
A wrestler watches from the edge as Alias Jetter, 8, of the River Bend Steamers Wrestling Club and Kellan Blocker, 8, of the North Scott Wrestling Club get ready to grapple during the Lil Steamer Open at Fulton High School on Friday, Jan. 28, with Fulton wrestling coach Russ McCallister officiating the match. The school was busy on Friday as more than 250 wrestlers and a full house of spectators watched the competition on the mats. See page 13.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Rebuild Illinois
Winter Activity
Gardens Fund
Reliable internet coming to rural areas. / 3
Ice skating rink returns to Lake Carlton. / 9
Grants available to support Fulton public gardens. / 2
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LOCAL NEWS
High School Sports ....................... 14 Church News............................. 16-17 Classified Ads .......................20-23
DEATHS
Thomas Joseph Bennett, Carl Edward Vander Eide, Ramona Mae VanZuiden, Frederick E. Seilhymer Jr., Carol Anne ‘Annie’ Kemp, David L. Lawton, Gary A. Nicolaysen, Page 6