HarbisonWalker Sells to Global Firm A refractory with plants in Mexico, Vandalia, and Fulton is being sold. HarbisonWalker International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Industrial Technologies, Incorporated is being acquired by Platinum Equity. In July, Platinum Equity acquired Imerys SA’s High Temperature Solutions business, a provider of refractory solutions. HarbisonWalker and High Temperature Solutions will…… Continue Reading
Walsworth Bringing Jobs and Security to Fulton Walsworth Publishing Company is making a huge investment in Fulton with a new printing press. The press is a massive 175 x 30 feet and will take 25-30 semis to deliver. In a press release, Walsworth says the months-long installation will require the hiring of local electricians as…… Continue Reading
House Fire Causes Lots of Damage to Home in Fulton The Fulton Fire Department released a statement that a house fire at 1208 Kathy Street on Friday left damages totaling $60,000. All occupants were able to leave the structure. The fire was in the basement bedroom of the single story wooden home. The cause of…… Continue Reading
Saturday Crash in Fulton Moderately Injures Three Three people were injured in a crash near Fulton on Saturday when two vehicles collided at the intersection of US 54 and Janice Drive. Adria S Anderson, 39, of Fulton and Michael S Parrish, 51, and his wife Anne F Parrish, also, 51, were all taken to University…… Continue Reading
Churchill Museum Adds Exhibit to Honor Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth had a unique relationship with Fulton, Missouri. To honor her passing, America’s National Churchill Museum has mounted a small exhibition of items given to the museum by the Queen and now King Charles III from their permanent collection. In the Anson Cutts Gallery, “A…… Continue Reading
Hope for Area Hospitals is Tenuous Last spring, after the closure and lay off of 181 hospital staff, Platinum Team Management of Texas took over Noble Health in Mexico and the Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton. Callaway is scheduled to re-open in Fulton by September 21st with full emergency room and inpatient services, but Platinum…… Continue Reading
School Access to Mental Health Professionals to Improve Jefferson City and Fulton Schools are hiring more counselors and partnering with local mental health professionals to protect our children. The American Counseling Association Knowledge Center survey results indicate that about half of Americans, mostly those under 18, now meet some of the diagnostic criteria for mental…… Continue Reading
Fulton Teens Turn Lemons into Lemonade This Saturday you can get great lemonade and support the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, The Local Lemon, in Fulton. The stands are open at various locations in Fulton, between 10 and 2. The students will vie for prizes such as highest sales and most creative booth, among others. Look for…… Continue Reading
Weapon With 30 Round Magazine Seized in Drug Arrest Yesterday afternoon the Fulton Police Department investigated a report of a person with a gun. Officers located the suspect vehicle and discovered approximately 48 grams of methamphetamine, oxycodone, fentanyl, marijuana, scales, baggies and two handguns. One of the handguns contained a loaded 30 round magazine. Ehlannah…… Continue Reading
Five People Injured in Four-Wheeler Rollover Near Fulton Yesterday afternoon, Erik W Skaggs, 43, of Denver Colorado, was driving a Polaris Ranger on private property about 5 miles east of Fulton carrying 4 passengers. He crested a hill, became airborne and overturned. Skaggs and passenger Laci J Haymart, 30, of Fulton, were transported to University…… Continue Reading
