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VOLUME 170 • NO. 15
Fulton, Illinois
REGIONAL NEWS
Great outdoors Explore the state parks of northwest Illinois. / 12
LOCAL NEWS
Fulton festival Celebrate Fulton’s heritage at Dutch Days May 3-5. / 7
Sports Roundup Find out how high school teams fared. / 14
CHECKING THE PROGRESS Earleen Hinton
Two workers ride on a barge as they monitor its progress as it passes through Lock & Dam 13 north of Fulton on Saturday, April 6. Some of the barges are empty as they make their way back north to be loaded with grain for their return trip south on the Mississippi River.
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past.........................8 Your Health.........................................6 Property Transfers.............................8 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Sports ........................................13-14 Church News.............................16-17 Classifieds............................. 18-20
DEATHS Delores Kay Rus, Irma Ruth Hoogheem , Page 4