VOLUME 169 • NO. 3
Fulton, Illinois
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Fulton’s Ethan Price (23) is surrounded by Polo defenders Cayden Webster (left) Carter Merdian (behind) and Carson Jones (right) as he drives to the basket during a Friday, Jan. 13, game on the Stan Borgman Court in Fulton. See Sports Roundup on page 10.
STATE NEWS
STATE NEWS
Weighing in on gun bill
Policies added
McCombie sworn in
Sheriffs say they will not enforce gun bill. / 6
Thomson prison addressing inmate misconduct. / 6
First woman to become House GOP leader. / 3
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past......................... 8 Property Transfers............................. 7 School News ...................................... 9 Published every Tuesday by Sauk Valley Media, a division of Shaw Media Illinois 16 pages • One section
STATE NEWS
High School Sports .................. 10-11 Church News............................. 12-13 Classifieds .............................. 15-16
DEATHS Robert Scott, Lloyd L. Johnson, Sheri Rene Stevens, Charles Pete Thiakos, Patricia M. Snyder, Lorraine J. Norman, June E. Scudder, Marvin Edward Remrey, Charlotte Anne Frank, Ronald Jay Vogel, Pages 4-5