Hickory Creek fifth-grader Luke Payne spelled his way to first place in the Warren County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night at Centertown School. Luke, 11, is the son of Nada and Darin Payne.
The other four finalists were:
fourth-grader Kate Gribble
sixth-grader Emily Marshall
seventh-grader Adeline Randall
eighth-grader Mitchell Caten
Congratulations to the winners from the Southern Standard, your source for Warren County news.