Candidate takes name off ballot for Sikeston council

SIKESTON, Mo. -- It looks like Mike Marshall won't have an opponent after all in his bid for another term as Sikeston's mayor. Sikeston City Clerk Carroll Couch said he received an e-mail from Wayne Morgan Wednesday advising Morgan has withdrawn from the race. "He just said he had commitments that came up that would prevent him from devoting the time he felt necessary to perform the duties of mayor," Couch said. "I trust Mayor Marshall will continue the excellent service he has provided the city of Sikeston," Morgan wrote in his e-mail. The other two incumbents in city positions to be decided during the April 4 election, Jim Terrell in Ward 2 and David Teachout in Ward 3, also have no opposition on the April ballot.