If you love warm weather, I have good news and maybe not so good news about what you can expect this week. Both Missouri and Illinois are likely to have near record (or maybe even all-time marks) high temperatures, but it won't last very long.
We're approaching a notorious anniversary in Missouri weather history. It was the hottest day in the history of the state and I have to wonder if this temperature mark will ever be equaled again.
When I first saw this, I did a double-take. But, I've discovered it really appears to be true. America's oldest record store is in Kirksville, Missouri. Wow.
There is one tiny Missouri town that can claim something that very few can. It is the record holder for both the hottest and coldest temperature ever recorded in the Show Me State.
It's been said that records are meant to be broken. Don't tell that to Paul Dilley of Springfield. He broke a fishing record in Missouri 50 years ago and it still hasn't been broken.
I grew up in the age of vinyl. I used to have a decent size album collection, but I sold most of them years ago. Every once in a while if I see an album I think I need,