Down it comes

Photo by Michelle Felter, Staff

Demolition began Monday morning at the old Compress building in Sikeston and will continue for about four weeks, according to Kevin Williams of Williams-Dornan Demolition LLC. A number of city officials, including David Ziegenhorn, chairman of the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority; Community Redevelopment Coordinator Trey Hardy; Anne Quick, administrative assistant for the Department of Public Works; City Councilman Mike Bohannon; and Dan Marshall, LCRA vice-chairman, were on hand to watch the demolition begin.

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