Stories from Tuesday, May 24, 2022

SIKESTON — Sikeston High School’s class of 2022 was awarded nearly $1.03 million in scholarships as they make plans for life after school. Sikeston High School counselor Jason Rapert, who worked with this class their first three years in high school, wasn’t surprised by the graduates’ successes...

SIKESTON — Mable Lipscomb Cook, 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Delta South Nursing Facility in Sikeston. She was born July 4, 1923, in Indianola, Mississippi, to the late Willie and Elnora Byas Lipscomb. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Cook, and two grandchildren, Estelle Cook and Demetrius Flowers...

SIKESTON—The community of Sikeston will observe Memorial Day with a service at 10:30 a.m. May 30 at Veterans Park in Sikeston. In the event of rain, the service will be held at the First Christian Church. Local veterans from both the VFW and American Legion will participate in the service along with members of the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee. ...

ESSEX, Mo. — Richland Elementary in Essex has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year. First Grade-Cameron Boyle, Maddox Cassinger,Cayden Davidson, Bentley DeVore, Beau Jackson, Kole Lykins, Hayven Marron, Alejandro Moyeda, Andrew Pettigo, Byrnlee Polk, Caroline Porter, Jack Tarkington, Olan Whittington...

Recipients of the Sikeston Kiwanis Scholarships are pictured. The Sikeston Kiwanis Club awarded $25,000 in scholarships to 22 local high school seniors.

East Prairie Preschool held its 10th Annual St. Jude Trike-a-thon. They honored their own: Pyper Rendon, Savannah Smith, Hutsen Cade, David Turner, Ali Brooke Yant and Reagann Duenne. This year prekindergarten raised $3,794 with a grand 10-year total of $60,719.57. ...

The Question: Which is the oldest tree in your neighborhood, and what has it seen? The two largest trees in my front yard were massive oak trees that have seen a lot of history. That yard was along North Kingshighway or El Camino Real, a road established by the Spanish in the 1700s. But it was a route of travel long before that...