Fulton Daily News

A person living in the home woke up and saw the burglar standing in the living room.  The intruder ran out a back door.

But the resident described the clothing the burglar was wearing, and within minutes, police found the person they think broke into the home.

Another deteriorating bridge in the city is about to get fixed. The tiny bridge over Tannery Creek along Phillips St. needs to be repaired.  It will cost the city about $8,000 for its share of […]

At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Fulton Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence located in the 1000 block of Cayuga Street. A suspect was caught a short time later.

Fulton schools opened a little more full than they were a year ago.

There were 3,667 students in classrooms throughout the district on opening day this year.  That’s up 68 from last year, according to Executive Director of Instruction and Assessment Betsy Conners.

Hannibal’s Board of Education meets Wednesday night at 7:15.  The board will likely vote to change the spring break week because of the state’s late decision to schedule some state tests right in the middle of the week that’s already been scheduled.  Also, board members will meet this year’s foreign exchange students.  See the entire agenda inside.

10:50 PM:  Results are finally complete: Ron Woodward has won the Republican primary for Mayor, beating Common Council member Tom Kenyon 361-229 in unofficial results.

Woodward got about 60% of the votes while Kenyon took about 39%.  There were 3 write-in votes recorded.

Kenyon will be on the ballot in November as the Conservative Party’s endorsed candidate.  An independent candidate, Ralph Stacy, Jr., will also run.

In the other primary in the city, Alan Emrich beat Woodward’s son, Ryan, in the race for the Republican endorsement to run for Common Council in the 1st Ward.