Sikeston3

Monday, October 19, 2015

On Saturday, Oct. 17, volunteers gathered at the Clinton Building for a rally before fanning out across the city to inform voters about the upcoming Nov. 3 half-cent sales tax which will provide funding for Sikeston's Department of Public Safety, streets and parks.

Ryan Merideth, left, and Bob Deprow pick out their shirts in support of the Nov. 3 sales tax issue prior to the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Justin Taylor and Brooke Taylor hand out sweatshirts to volunteers prior to the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Literature about the upcoming election sits on the table during the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Jax Lancaster (foreground) and Levi Douglas check out the precinct map of Sikeston prior to the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)

Kaeden White, center, and Wyatt Merideth try on their shirts supporting the upcoming sales tax issue as Ryan Merideth looks on prior to the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Bob Deprow, a member of the Sikeston City Council, encourages the volunteers during the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Steve McPheeters, a member of the Sikeston3 committee, speaks to the standing-room-only crowd attending the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Sikeston Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden addresses those attending about the impact the sales tax will have on the community during the the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
A young volunteer finds a comfortable spot to listen to the speakers at the the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
David Ross, minister at the Sikeston First Baptist Church, talks about what the sales tax means to him during the Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Volunteers pick up materials in support of the sales tax issue following Saturday's Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)
Volunteers discuss where they plan to go to meet voters following Saturday's Sikeston3 rally to inform voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax. (Jill Bock, Staff)