Fulton Daily News

Girl Scout Troops from Daisys to Cadettes celebrated World Thinking Day on Sunday and local troops did their part at the Municipal Building with displays of food, clothes, geographic and cultural highlights from other nations.
“It’s about different Girl Scouts all over the world and what they’re learning,” said 9-year-old Trinity, a first year Brownie Girl Scout from Hannibal.

The state comptroller has accused a Fishkill town director of misuse of funds after an audit showed $50,000 missing from operations related to the community’s senior center. Fishkill and Fulton were both approved last November for assistance by the state’s financial restructuring board. Meanwhile the comptroller’s office has already been over the city of Fulton’s books in an audit spanning several weeks last summer. At the conclusion of Fulton’s audit the city was deemed to be fiscally stressed, but there were no accusations of wrongdoing.

A new garbage packer and increased rental fees for parks and facilities punctuated business during Tuesday’s Fulton City Common Council meeting.
Council President Dan Knopp advised the council the $120,000 equipment purchase would not affect the general budget.
Barry Ostrander, superintendent of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department explained that the new rates would not affect anyone who has already scheduled programs or facility rental with the city.