Three Scott County reserve deputies retiring

SIKESTON, Mo. --Three Scott County reserve deputies retire this week. Together the men's time as deputies adds up to nearly 100 years of voluntary service to local law enforcement, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said.

Don Shelton, Elbert Hubbard and Ed Boyd, each of Sikeston, Mo., started their reserve work for the Scott County Sheriff's Department in 1977. Reserve chaplain Charlie Hill was also cited for his contribution to Scott County law enforcement for his work in the jail ministry. He has been seeing to the spiritual needs of inmates at the Scott County Jail once a week for the past 25 years and intends to continue for the foreseeable future.

Reserve deputies serve with the same training requirements and arrest powers as regular deputies, with the exception that they provided all their own equipment, uniforms and supplies, Walter said.