In the coming school year’s budget, cuts were made to the stipends of some clubs’ advisers. Tuesday night, school board member Dave White sought to have funds returned to four long-time OHS clubs. Sam Tripp, board president, said he supported the idea. But, the money would have to come from some other place as he won’t increase the budget.
Fulton’s annual Memorial Day ceremony honored the memory of a native son who gave his life in combat. SSgt. Keith Coe, 30, died April 27 from the injuries he suffered from a bomb that exploded as he got out of a military vehicle in Khalis, Iraq. Coe spent his childhood in Fulton.
See a gallery of photos from the ceremony.
Friend of the website Jim Terrinoni sends us photos from Hannibal’s Memorial Day ceremonies, for which we thank him. Click inside for another photo and a note about an upcoming event in the village.
A bill in the state legislature would name State Route 34, which begins in Hannibal, the “Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway.â€
“This day is in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice, laying down their lives so you and I and our families have the opportunity to enjoy the freedoms that we have today,” said George Hoffman, the master of ceremonies.
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