Fulton Daily News

Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward offered a grim hint of the 2012 budget that he will unveil in a few days.  He said he’s already cut $600,000 from last year’s $15 million budget and has to find nearly $600,000 more to cut.

“If we’re gonna get through hard times, we’re gonna have to do hard things,” he said.

A group of Kenney Middle School students in Hannibal recently provided the school with signs naming the many hallways of the building.

The project started as a tribute to a special 6th grade teacher, Mr. Jeff LaMont, who passed away unexpectantly over the summer.

The next budget for the Fulton City School District begins more than $2 million in the hole.

Fulton’s Board of Education met Saturday morning to start building a budget that voters will accept or reject next May.  The first thing they learned is that last year’s $2 million gap that was covered by using district reserves is right where they left it.

Christmasy weather drew scores of people to Fulton City Hall Thursday night to celebrate the start of the holiday season. Fulton’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony went off without a hitch on a chilly but snowless night.