Stories from Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The gift of an afternoon. They went fishing and left me home alone. That was my gift: To be left alone. -- Laurie Bernhardt of Cape Girardeau --- My children typed up on the computer what they said were the 10 best things about me as Mom. They said things like "she scratches my back before I go to bed," and "she cooks the best meals, most days." They used clip art and printed it out. I framed it and have it on my desk at home. -- Donna Sanders of Cape Girardeau...

Residents of Ashboro had their worst fears almost realized Monday evening, when a tornado went through the area, just missing the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. Storm sirens sounded in Brazil to signal an area tornado threat at approximately 6:30 p.m.. Witnesses reported seeing a funnel cloud touch down in the area of S.R. 59, and S. R. 42 moving Southeast toward Center Point...