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Donna Sinclair smiles while dancing with her husband, Rick, during the final day of Homecomers Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Uptown Jackson.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Lexi Windes wipes mud off the face of Jackson Rushin during the annual Mud Volleyball tourney Thursday, July 4, 2019, Jackson City Park in Jackson.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Friends of Austin Miller (not pictured) relax in a kiddie pool on the front lawn of Miller's house Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Jackson.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Robert Whitaker, left, helps 4-year-old Kaydence Lesar shoot off a firework as 6-year-old Isaac Howard looks on before the annual Independence Day fireworks display Thursday, July 4, 2019, Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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A spectator in patriotic garb is illuminated by fireworks during the annual Independence Day fireworks display Thursday, July 4, 2019, Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Rick Myers waits for a truck to pass on a flooded stretch of road Saturday, July 6, 2019, in McClure. Myers said most people drive too fast through floodwaters and often leave wakes that can undermine levees around houses that would otherwise hold up. "Some people are courteous about it, but others of them, not so much," he said.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cindy Laymon, right, and her son Jesse Laymon-Sheffer, both of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, walk back to the community from their parked vehicle Tuesday, July 9, 2019, through a flooded portion of Illinois Route 146 between the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and the edge of East Cape Girardeau. The mother and son have been parking a vehicle at the edge of floodwaters to travel to work in Cape Girardeau. "We have come to work every day so it's at least two trips [through the water]," Cindy said of their routine for most days.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Parks and recreation mascot Playmo plays with children including Christopher Hinman II, 2, of Cape Girardeau, during the 19th annual Parks and Rec Day on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Willow Rieger, 6, yells "children don't belong in cages!" to a passing vehicle while demonstrating with dozens of other protesters Friday, July 12, 2019, at Capaha Park's Freedom Corner in Cape Girardeau. The demonstration was held to denounce controversial U.S. immigration policy as well as subpar conditions in migrant detention centers which have become a cultural flashpoint in recent weeks.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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The Rev. David Dissen, right, and his wife, Judy Dissen, participate in a church service Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. On July 5, Dissen celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination. "I love the work. I love the people," Dissen said about his profession. Since retiring in 1998, Dissen has been filling vacancies in parishes and now he and Judy attend Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville where he will also fill in at times.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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The Rev. David Dissen converses before a Sunday morning service next to Marie Hoffmeister, originally of Gordonville and now Jackson, on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Stacy Gilpin, center foreground, of Niota, Illinois, helps residents of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, including, back from left, Toby Warner, Shawn Merritt, Rick Smith and Ashley Sturm, install a barrier to help slow waves on the floodwaters before the waves hit sandbag walls, in foreground, on Sunday, July 14, 2019, along the south side of East Cape Girardeau. Although not from East Cape Girardeau, Gilpin's daughter lives in the community. "My daughter's here. I'm just here to help," he said.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Toby Warner of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, guides a boat containing Rick Smith of East Cape Girardeau while installing barriers to help slow waves on the floodwaters before the waves hit sandbag walls Sunday, July 14, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Kelly Mowery, of Olive Branch, Illinois, keeps an eye on her belongings while kayaking through a flooded portion of Illinois Route 146 in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. Mowery said her cargo contained chicken sandwiches and beer for her husband, who was working to remove four feet of floodwater from the basement of a house they own in East Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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After spending the morning at vacation Bible school, Nicholas Elfrink, center, leaps into the pool while swimming with John Paul Barinque, right, and Declan Vowels, left, as an afternoon rain shower begins to fall Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Debbie Kays of Cape Girardeau receives her order of a blue raspberry shaved ice Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Ty's Summer Sno in Cape Girardeau.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Kael Rains, 4, of Cape Girardeau asks his grandmother Debbie Kays of Cape Girardeau if his tongue is red while eating cherry shaved ice Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Ty's Summer Sno in Cape Girardeau.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Payton Foltz, 3, of Patton, Missouri, is twirled by Hannah Duke, dressed as Rapunzel, during a Chick-Fil-A Daddy Daughter Tea Party held Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the Jackson Civic Center.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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The Southeast Missourian front page from the Monday following the lunar landing is seen on the Friday before the historic landing's 50th anniversary.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cape Catfish Christopher Jordan slides unsuccessfully into third base during a game against the Hannibal Hoots Friday, July 19, 2019, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cape Catfish Ellison Hanna II scores a run during a game against the Hannibal Hoots Friday, July 19, 2019, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Novie Rose, 2, of Sikeston, Missouri, puts her arms around Drew Rose, also of Sikeston, during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Tim Bleichroth, in a candyman costume, interacts with the audience before dancing during Dancing with Show Me Stars fundraiser Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Drury Conference Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Ryan McLaughlin of Dexter, Missouri, takes part in a scuba diving class with his son Miller McLaughlin, 15, not pictured, Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Southeast Missouri State University's Student Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Divers are seen during a scuba diving class Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Southeast Missouri State University's Student Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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James Parris of Dexter, Missouri, readies himself for a scuba dive Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Mermet Springs in Massac County, Illinois.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Aaron Parris, front right, of Dexter, Missouri; his son, James Parris, front left; Jonah McAllister, back right, of Farmington, Missouri; and his father, Frankie McAllister, back left, prepare for a scuba dive Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Mermet Springs in Massac County, Illinois.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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James Parris of Dexter, Missouri, floats in the water after the final scuba dive he needed to become a certified open water diver Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Mermet Springs in Massac County, Illinois.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cape Girardeau Capahas pitcher Drew Reischman high fives his teammates before the start of a doubleheader against the Charleston Riverdogs on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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A crew of city employees reopens the Broadway floodgate Monday, July 22, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau after remaining sealed shut for over four months.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Dawson Jackson, 15, center, backflips over his friend, Matthew Sturm, 16, as another friend, Christopher Mellon, 13, waches on the courthouse lawn during Homecomers Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Uptown Jackson. The boys said they taught themselves how to do backflips, back handsprings and other acrobatics in their backyards over the past 5 years as a hobby. "It just looked cool," Jackson said.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Dawson Camden pulls his finger off the football Perryville kicker Eli Bierk steps to kick a field goal during a team competition at the end of a summer workout Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Perryville, Missouri.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Margo Nea leaps over a barrier during practice Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cole Barker, of Dexter, changes out of his racing spikes before practicing long jump during a practice Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Girls scream on the Scrambler during the final day of Homecomers Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Uptown Jackson.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Nora and Gerry Roberson eye a dart game during the final day of Homecomers Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Uptown Jackson.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Motorists cross over the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge on Monday, July 29, 2019, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department mark evidence at the scene of a shooting Monday, July 29, 2019, outside of Jefferson Elementary in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Water bounces off the face of Cape Central lineman Landon Pearson as he drinks from the hose during a summer workout Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cape Central football players around head coach Kent Gibbs as he reviews a play during a summer workout Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cape Catfish outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. (26) stands at bat during the first game of a doubleheader between the Cape Catfish and the Hannibal Hoots on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. The Catfish won the first game 2-0.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Tyler Bailey and Bekah Baker, who have been dating nearly four years and are both of Cape Girardeau, sit along the Mississippi River on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau. The Broadway floodgate was reopened July 22 after being closed since mid-March; the Themis Street gate opened Tuesday.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)