Area peach orchards expect good crop despite winter ice storm

Monday, June 29, 2009 ~ Updated 10:37 AM

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Despite bearing two inches of ice atop their branches in January, the trees in Mike Leible's peach orchard have bounced back, and the peach harvest will begin any day now.

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