SIKESTON-An award presentation ceremony will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 9 a.m. to recognize the Adopt-A-Highway efforts of the W.E. Sears Youth Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

The media is invited to attend the event. The presentation will be held at the W.E. Sears Youth Center gymnasium in Poplar Bluff, with MoDOT employees officiating.

The W.E. Sears Youth Center has been picking up their 3.1-mile stretch of Route 67 in the Poplar Bluff area since fall of 1987 and are still very active. The youth center is being recognized for 20 years of Adopt-A-Highway service.

For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636).