by Carol Thompson Russ Johnson may have retired from the Fulton Police Department, but his mind never retired the hit-and-run case of four-year-old Carolee Ashby. Johnson’s perseverance is what led to the confession from the driver who killed Carolee on Halloween night in 1968. There have been many twists and turns in the case over(…)
by Carol Thompson For 44 years, Marlene Ashby waited for the day when she would learn the truth about the driver of the car who took the life of her four-year-old daughter. For Ashby and her family, the wait is apaprently over. Last Thursday, a City of Fulton resident reportedly confessed to police of being(…)
Registration for Fulton Men’s Summer Open Division Basketball League will be held Monday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. Other registration dates will be held Monday, April 29; Tuesday, April 30; Thursday, May 2; Monday, May 6; and Tuesday, May 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. Registration will be held(…)
The Fulton boys tennis team topped Homer 6-1 Monday afternoon. In first singles, Mitchell Lalik of Fulton defeated Ian Heath of Homer 6-0, 6-2 while in second singles, Javier Pajaron of Fulton defeated Jack Stokoe of Homer 6-3, 6-3. In third singles, Brad Crofoot of Fulton defeated Drew Potter of Homer 6-4, 6-2 and in(…)
by Rob Tetro The Phoenix varsity softball team won against Chittenango but lost to Bishop Ludden to begin the season. The Lady Firebirds held on for a hard fought win against Chittenango April 8. Unfortunately for Phoenix, there was a role reversal when it took on Bishop Ludden April 15. Despite the Lady Firebirds’ best(…)
by Nicole Reitz As part of National Financial Literacy Month, Empower Federal Credit Union has partnered with the award-winning financial literacy program Banzai. Due to donations by Empower FCU, Banzai, an online-based program, will be offered free to students and teachers in the Phoenix Central School District. Empower is sponsoring 96 schools, including Phoenix, reaching(…)
The two Fulton Rotary Clubs will be co-sponsoring a high school exchange student during the 2013-14 school year. The clubs have been assigned a 17-year-old female student from Brazil. The young lady will arrive in Fulton about Aug. 20 and return home about July 1. The student must attend G. Ray Bodley high school. Rotary(…)
The Buffalo office of the National Weather Service will be conducting a SKYWARN spotter training seminar at SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Union Room 213A Thursday April 25 at 7 p.m. The training session is sponsored by the SUNY Oswego Meteorology Club and will last about two hours. There is no cost for the training. SKYWARN is(…)
