YEAR IN REVIEW: April 2017

Members of the Fulton area Optimist Club sort out 500 pounds of wild-caught pollock in preparation for a fish fry at Fulton High School. Members, including (from left) John Wilkinson, Vince Logan, Lee Fritz, Ron Baldwin and Gene West, said they expect at least 500 diners.
Members of the Fulton area Optimist Club sort out 500 pounds of wild-caught pollock in preparation for a fish fry at Fulton High School. Members, including (from left) John Wilkinson, Vince Logan, Lee Fritz, Ron Baldwin and Gene West, said they expect at least 500 diners.

The month of April 2017 was busy with experts discussing national and international topics, a visit from an illustrious horse-riding Olympian, and the tragic discovery of the body of a mentally disabled man found in a storage unit.
 

April 2
Journalist Jon Meacham discusses current, historical events while Gen. David Petraeus revisits Westminster College. The pair came to the Churchill Fellows Weekend.
 

April 4
Artist Edwina Sandys, granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill and frequent visitor to Fulton, speaks of art and life.
New Bloomfield elementary students raise $354 in pennies for fellow student whose home was destroyed by fire.
 

April 5
Spring elections: Residents of Holts Summit, Lake Mykee approve consolidation.
Easter egg hunts roll out this weekend.
 

April 6
African-American veterans remembered on 100th anniversary of American involvement in World War I.
Fulton Fire Chief Todd Farley resigns.
 

April 7
Convicted murderer alleges his defense attorney was ineffective, case was continued.
City officials witnesses crash at contentious intersection.
 

April 9
Crime Victims Rights Week ends with balloon release at Memorial Park.
Easter egg hunts include false start in Fulton event.
 

April 11
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill plans town hall meetings in Fulton, New Bloomfield.
Families spend day at William Woods' family carnival, raise money for hungry kids.
 

April 12
Callaway Women's Network has inaugural meeting, offering new opportunities.
Lewis Baumgartner, self-declared "World's Worst Farmer," to help his daughter Nancy Hanson support iCan Bike Camp in Fulton.
 

April 13
Ava Santhuff steals the spotlight at McCaskill town hall meeting, asking about funding for kids with cancer. Her brother, "Super Sam" Santhuff, passed away from rhabdomyosarcoma in September 2014.
Rusty Rudd receives 30 charges, accused of assaulting a woman during a March 23 disturbance near Portland. There were 12 initial charges, but more were added later. There were 14 felonies and 16 misdemeanors.
 

April 14
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt visits Fulton to speak to Bush Elementary students about saving for college.
Fulton Optimist Club members sort 500 pounds of pollack in preparation for fish fry.
South Callaway school board members sworn in.
 

April 16
Finding legal representation for renters hard to accomplish locally. William Woods professor, also an attorney,Cynthia Kramer discusses.
Westminster College reveals data breach of employee information.
 

April 18
State Route UU bridge is completed and open to travelers.
Weekend arrests net four on charges varying from felony warrants for possession of controlled substance to unlawful possession of a firearm.
 

April 19
Westminster fraternity hosts gala to bring suicide prevention awareness.
Greenway road construction in Holts Summit concerns nearby residents, woman says.
 

April 20
Local man Carl DeBrodie missing, search begins near assisted living facility in Fulton.
Third annual African Formal planned at Westminster.
 

April 21
SERVE Senior Expo to share information.
Housing rights seminar draws a crowd.
 

April 23
Rusty Rudd denied bond after 30 charges.
Fulton Stream Team has Clean Sweep event, brings trash out of Stinson Creek.
Janet Trowbridge named teacher of the year at Fulton Public Schools.
 

April 25
Fulton police find body thought to be that of Carl DeBrodie, 31, at a Fulton storage unit under suspicious circumstances. Investigation goes into next phase and autopsy to be performed.
Bryan Abbott, transportation director of Fulton Public Schools, named Support Staff of the Year.
 

April 26
Horrifying details released about condition of body found at storage locker; police say it is probably Carl DeBrodie.
Pearl Harbor survivor, Jim Downing, age 103, visits Fulton landmark, describes experience.
 

April 27
City receives two donated Mary Randolph paintings.
Police seeking DNA confirmation re: identity of body found in storage unit.
 

April 28
Super Sam 5K slated for Saturday.
Holts Summit residents concerned by rezoning.
 

April 30
How DeBrodie came to Second Chance assisted living facility, and when was he last seen? Police Chief Steve Myers said he believes the disabled man may have been gone for months and unreported.
Legendary American horseman George Morris visits William Woods equestrian students, lectures them, and offers them how-to-ride clinic suggestions.