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Editor’s note: This is the final of a twopart series about the Lincoln School and integration in Richmond. Part one began at the conclusion of the Civil War, which allowed for the education of Black children in Missouri, leading to the establishment of separate schools under the “Separate But Equal” doctrine. In March 1867, the Richmond Black community raised $200 to build a school, resulting in the opening of the Lincoln School in the fall of 1867, with Mary Bratton as its first teacher. Over the years, the school evolved, with its first Black teacher hired in the mid-1870s and eventually becoming a high school in 1908. Despite challenges, including the destruction of its building by a cyclone in 1878 and later changes in staffing due to World War II, Lincoln School played a crucial role in Black education in Richmond, facilitating access to high school education for Black students through arrangements with Douglas High School in Lexington.

Strict biosecurity is urged in Missouri poultry operations to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has been confirmed in five southwestern Missouri counties. Federal officials have confirmed HPAI in commercial poultry flocks in Newton, Jasper, McDonald, Lawrence and Barry counties.

A recent gathering for the annual Product and Service Day at the Missouri capitol was attended by managers and employees of the state’s sheltered workshops. The event showcases these workshops’ essential role in providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

The honor roll for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades with a GPA of 3.2 to 3.8 and no grade below a C is listed below: Eighth grade students: Chase Adams Jaxon Ahart Brock Baker Hattie Bales Eli Bowman Ryder Clark Kaeleigh Damron Ashton Draisey Kinley Ellis Richard Green Cole Greenwood Elan Griffin Ruger Harris Hunter Holloway Leighton Hoyle Taryn Hufford Rachel Kaylor lzzlie Kinnison Brayleigh Martinez Mason Minnick Carson Persell Leo Pillinger Braidyn Reffitt Jett Robinson Jadyn Schmidt Ryan Sharp Brody Smoot Kane Staley Korbyn Staley Kyron Staley Bentlee Stockton Alexis VanOster Ava Wilson Seventh grade students: Bentley Adams Alli Battagler Haizley Briant Kinley Calvert Abram Edwards Haylee Hayes Aspen Hines Taylin Jennings Ben Kerste Kayson King Dawson Lamar Jace Mann Daysyn Miller Aurora Milliren Noah Nelson Scarlett Ogle Owen Oshner Jasper Phillips Adeline Reed Jacob Riche Layla Sisson Luke Sisson Raylee Slater Alaina Spencer Kinley Suha Trinity Thomas Shyanne Williams Aiden Yan Sixth grade students: Bryson Appleberry Hunter Bauer Braden Baugher Luke Blakley Jahred Case Annabel Clariday Madison Clevenger Rylie Collins Brenna Damron Megan Florez Robert Florez Carolyn Foster Emory Gash Victoria Glenn Colton Green Kayla Hamm Victoria Hartig Sophia Horton Tenley King Kaiden Leach Ava Minor Adysin Odell Macie Pliler Omar Price Jacoby Richard Aceson Slater Dalten Sterling Orion Thompson Henry Trimble Aaliyah Williams Gentrey Williams The honor roll for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades with the distinction of a 3.8 GPA or higher and no grade below a C is listed below.