The music department head says she was told high school music will be recommended for shutdown. The high school principal says that’s not true — he’s just giving the Board of Education the information they asked for.
Either way, Hannibal’s fight over which programs survive a fresh round of budget cuts is beginning to gear up.
Fulton’s wrestlers bring home a Section III title and a record number of individual titles. Also — a big upset favors the volleyball squad and why you should just take Valentine’s Day as it is.
There are more homeless teenagers in the Fulton City School District than you might think there are.
Administrator Geri Geitner recently told the Board of Education that 75 students qualify as homeless at the moment.
UPDATED: According to Fulton’s weather observer, the city received no rain on Feb. 13. But it is headed this way, followed by colder temperatures and a bit more snow. In Oswego, this winter has cracked the top 20 snowiest winters list.
The HOPE club is seeking more members. Also today, the Red Raiders take a playoff win, and Beauty and the Beast hits Broadway.
Superintendent of Schools Bill Lynch has said that the state’s proposed cut in aid, combined with the end of federal job-saving stimulus funds, put the district about $5 million behind last year’s $60 million budget.
Tuesday night, he finally put a number to that gap.
UPDATED: A home on S. Fifth St. in Fulton suffered heavy damage Wednesday morning when it collapsed and caught fire.
The fire was reported at about 7:15, according to fire officials.
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