🌱 Fulton community remembers Aliecia “Liz” Workman, Fulton High School graduate

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• Fulton community remembers Aliecia “Liz” Workman, Fulton High School graduate

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• Friday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 81 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 50, low: 32.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 53 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Obituary-Aliecia 'Liz' E. Workman (theradar.online) — Fulton-area readers are remembering Aliecia “Liz” Workman, a Garden Plain native and 1967 Fulton High School graduate, whose family ties include relatives still listed as living in Fulton. The longtime CGH Medical Center employee is survived by her husband, children, sister, and four grandchildren, with a Celebration of Life planned at a later date.
   

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Monday April 20

• AFCHS Varsity Baseball @ Fulton
  Fulton High School, 1207 12th St, Fulton
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Fulton High School SB G V Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  11:00 am
• Fulton High School BB B V Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  11:00 am
• Fulton High School TR B V Away Lena-Winslow High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 516 Fremont St. , Lena
  12:00 pm
• Fulton High School BB B SO Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  1:00 pm
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  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Fulton High School TR B V Away Forreston High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 601 E Main St , Forreston
  4:00 pm
• Fulton High School BB B V Home Ashton-Franklin Center High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 900 16th Avenue & Park Dr , Fulton
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• J/V Softball vs. Sherrard @ Ptown HS
  Ptown HS Erie, IL 61250
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Baseball @ Sherrard HS
  Sherrard HS Erie, IL 61250
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Softball @ Sherrard HS
  Sherrard HS Erie, IL 61250
  4:30 pm
• J/V Baseball vs. Sherrard @ Ptown HS
  Ptown HS Erie, IL 61250
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Timken Company posted a job opening for Inventory Coordinator in Fulton. Apply here.
• RaceTrac, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager (RT2397) in Savanna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fulton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Morrison

• Don't Miss Carol Burnett Revisited...MMTA Volume 1 (thecity1.com)
• Sixth Annual Northwest Illinois Film Festival Announces Lineup for 'Shorts‑A‑Palooza 2026' (theradar.online)
• City Council Takes Care of Business (thecity1.com)

Prophetstown

• Rep. Ryan Spain Passes 'DJ's Law' for Teen Driver Safety (theradar.online)

Sterling

• Sterling property owner charged with criminal housing management (wqad.com)

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