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Could you be the next victim of Advance Fee Fraud? By using some common sense you can keep thieves from tricking you into handing over your cash.
Advance Fee Fraud is simply another name for “Nigerian Scams” or “419 Scams”. It’s called Advance Fee Fraud because the general idea is to get you to send cash (or other items of value) upfront by promising a large amount of money in return for your cooperation.
Click HERE to learn more about Advance Fee Fraud schemes.
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The Sikeston City Council is accepting Citizen Resource Bank Applications from residents seeking to participate in the City’s governing process. More than 100 volunteers currently serve on the City’s 17 boards and commissions. Residents seeking appointment are asked to complete and submit a Citizen’s Resource Bank Application. (Applicants should have no unpaid taxes or fines.)
Resource Bank Applications can be accessed and filed on-line from the City’s website on the Boards & Commissions page. Forms are also available at Sikeston City Hall and Sikeston Public Library. Applications received by August 23 will be submitted for Council consideration, with appointments slated for Council’s regular September Meeting.
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We are pleased to announce that The Moving Wall, a half size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be coming to Sikeston on September 9 thru the 13th, 2010. It will be displayed at Rotary Park and open for public visitation 24 hours a day.
The Wall has frequently been described as "the most visited memorial in the country." Many report their first encounter with The Wall as an emotional experience. Click here for more information about The Moving Wall.
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Sikeston's Skate Park is now open. Located in the Recreational Complex on the corner of Campanella and Stephens Road, this facility fills the need for many avid skaters who have honed thier skills in various parking lots in town.
Click here for more Skate Park information.
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In honor of Sikeston's 150th Anniversary, the City of Sikeston is planning a year-long celebration in 2010 that includes special events such as a Founders Day Ball, Sikeston in Bloom, a Civil War Re-enactment, and a special July 4th Independence Day fireworks display and many more community activities are planned..
Community businesses, corporations, and civic groups are invited to take part in this unique opportunity to help residents and visitors to celebrate 150 years by sponsoring events throughout the year.
The events calendar is now available for viewing on the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce Sesquicentennial Web Site at http://www.sikeston.net/150/.
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The City of Sikeston is excited to present a series of streaming online videos highlighting all our community has to offer its residents, visitors and businesses.
Click on "Welcome" in the left hand Video Tour Book on the homepage to see and hear our Mayor, Jerry Pullen, talk about our great city and then browse through and enjoy all of the other streaming videos about all of the wonderful things Sikeston has to offer.
Check out Sikeston's Video Tour Book
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Visit our 150th Store to purchase unique items to commemorate our Sesquicentennial Celebration. These items make great gifts. A limited amount are also available for purchase at Sikeston City Hall such as a Sesquicentennial pin, a commemorative coin, decals and now we are offering a lovely throw with the collage of Lynn Lancaster's pen & ink drawings depicting several of Sikeston's buildings of the past.
Also available for order, Sesquicentennial Tees. All profits from the purchase of these tees will go to the Kenny Rogers Childrens Center. Shop in our 150th Store now!
