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SIKESTON -- The Sikeston City Council has begun the process of deciding on the redistricting of municipal wards. During Monday's Sikeston City Council meeting, two different proposals were introduced...
Friday, July 23, 2021 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat SIKESTON After a heated, nearly two-hour discussion Thursday evening, the Sikeston City Council voted to move municipal court functions to the circuit courts of Scott and New Madrid Counties. Council approved the move by a vote of 5-2 after an intense debate between judges, citizens and city officials. Brandon Sparks and Onethia Williams both voted no on the measure. The transferring of municipal court to the circuit courts will save the City of Sikeston in excess of $158,000 this year with the amount increasing each year thereafter....