On Jan. 16, Festus High School officials will pay tribute to Douglass Cooperative High School, a school for Black students during segregation, before that night’s Tiger boys basketball game against Valle.
Miranda Machalek, 15, Festus recently became the first female Eagle Scout from Festus and the first Eagle Scout from the Arnold Troop 474G, a female Scout troop, to attain the rank.
The inaugural recipient of the newly created Festus R-6 School District Distinguished Service Award goes to Bob Hollmann, who served as a teacher, coach and administrator during his time in the district from 1966 to 2000.
Robert Mester, 72, who grew up in the Hematite area, has some informed thoughts about the subject since OceanGate Inc., which offered passengers the chance to view the wreckage for $250,000 each, had invited him for an expedition on the Antipodes, a predecessor to the Titan, which imploded last month.