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VOLUME 169 • NO. 35
Fulton, Illinois
HANGING ON
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Local
Fulton’s Baylen Damhoff hangs on to a pass as Forreston’s Alex Ryia dives to try to catch him en route to the end zone on Friday, Aug. 24. See story on page 15.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Improving Conditions
Fair Numbers
Challenger Fly-In
Thomson prison is now a low-security prison. / 3
County fair brings in estimated 21,000. / 6
Erie Airpark owners host the annual fly-in. / 3
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past.........................8 Property Transfers............................14 The Ancestor Project.................12, 13 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
REGIONAL NEWS
Sports...................................13, 15, 17 Church News.............................18-19 Classifieds.............................20-24
DEATHS Jean Ellen Giesler, Robert “Bob” Hetz, Burdette R. Sandrock, Garry L. Near, Page 4