Stories from Saturday, October 1, 2022

Sikeston native Harry Howard will be honored with a reception celebrating his 65th year of musical ministry following the 9 a.m. traditional service Sunday, Oct. 2 at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. “It’s such an honor, and I’m so excited they are taking the time to celebrate my musical ministry,” said Howard, who turns 77 on Oct. 9. “I appreciate the Sikeston community so much.”...

The U.S. Navy describes the fight for Leyte Gulf as the last of the great sea battles. There is no rival in naval history, they say, both from the sheer destruction to the fact that every known weapon of naval war, except mines, was used. Seventeen-year-old Robert Thacker had been on board the USS White Plains less than two months when it became the target of Japanese warships Oct. ...