This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Family speaks out on drug overdose death

A 21-year-old Dexter, Mo., man was looking for some fun after three straight weeks of working, and what he found cost him his life.

Bryan Maslinski took two patches of the powerful painkiller Fentanyl, leading to a fatal overdose. Now his family has spoken out about the death, talking to the Daily Statesman newspaper.

For more on this story, click here.

Scott County commissioners looking for help on sales tax

Scott County commissioners are hoping local governing boards in the county's towns will help them in their quest to renew a half-cent sales tax for law enforcement that expired this year.

County commissioners are again asking county residents to pass the tax, a renewal of which was voted down last year, largely by voters in the county's southern reaches, where Miner is located.

For more on this story from the Sikeston Standard Democrat, click here.

What happened to the boy hit by the car?

We're sure many of our readers are wondering what happened to the boy hit by a car in Jackson after we reported the accident on our website Tuesday.

A Southeast Missourian reporter is seeking more information on the boy's condition and what caused the accident. Look for that information later today on seMissourian.com.

Coming up Thursday

Come back to seMissourian.com on Thursday to read an exclusive story on how schools are encouraging parents to become a more active part of the learning process, a report from a right-to-die seminar and more information on a uranium sampling program expected to begin Dec. 1 that could have big economic implications for Mississippi County.