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Hurricane Irene has hit Joplin. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is suspending some payments to rebuild tornado ravaged areas of Joplin and in southern states because it needs to use its limited funds to respond to damage from Irene.
Irene is the tenth billion-dollar disaster this year in the United States. FEMA says its bank account is below $1 billion.
The Missouri Tigers are preparing for their season opener Saturday against Miami of Ohio. Jefferson City native Travis Ruth is out at center as he continues to rehab an Achilles heal strain.
Jayson Palmgren of Kansas City will start in his place against Miami of Ohio. Wide receiver Gahn McGaffie is out and Jerrell Jackson is questionable. Also cornerback Kip Edwards is questionable, but all things considered, Gary Pinkel says the Tigers are in good shape.
Lebanon, MO. native Justin Britt will need to move outside to replace three year starter Elvis Fisher at LT.
Gary Pinkel breaks down the injury report for Mizzou (1:17)
The depth chart will be released later today. Follow the Missourinet at Facebook and follow me on at twitter.com/missourisports. I’ll let you know of any big changes to the depth chart.
Itchy, watery eyes, scratchy throat, congestion, sneezing … it can only mean one thing. Allergy season is back. Fortunately for most, over-the-counter medications and some simple home maintenence can keep the worst symptoms at bay.
Trees and grass are still producing pollen and allergens, and ragweed has entered the fray. University of Missouri Clinical Professor Shauna Strickland says it’s called hayfever because such allergens typically spike during the hay harvesting season … the hay itself is not causing the problem. She says for most cases, OTC medications provide relief, but it’s up to each individual to figure out which one works best for them.
And she says keeping the allergens out of your house can help, such as keeping bed linens clean, showering before going to bed, and keeping windows closed. Strickland also advises keeping an eye on the weather service, which tracks allergens. Several internet sites post allergen levels and which are highest, she says, so if you know what you’re most affected by, you can avoid the outdoors on days they’re elevated.
Strickland says people suffering from hayfever can benefit from regularly rinsing their nose, which is where pollen and allergens get trapped, only to get breathed in deeply during sleep. Again, she says there are several OTC saline rinses allergy sufferers can try.
The bad news, she says, is that the air won’t be allergen free until plants, trees and grass quit growing for the season, which could be a few months. Trees and plants won’t stop growing and producing allergens until it starts to freeze. Recent rains have boosted allergen production for the time being.
Shawn Smith, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard from Jacksonville, Fla., gave a verbal commitment to Missouri yesterday, becoming the third player to pledge to accept one of the Tigers’ eight available scholarships.
Smith told the Columbia Daily Tribune, “I really didn’t hear too much about Missouri, but when I got to the campus, it was like, ‘Wow,’ I kind of fell in love with the players. They like to have fun. So it was kind of surprising. I really wouldn’t have looked at them being in my top five or even committed to them, but I fell in love with them.”
Smith had once committed to the University of Central Florida, but also considered Cincinnati, South Florida and South Carolina.
More than 100 days into northwest Missouri’s worst flood in almost sixty years, the extent of the damage remains hard to gauge.
Broken levees, thousands of acres of flooded farmland, homes and parks under deep water. The state transportation department counts fifteen bridges that are flooded, six of which already have been replaced in the Safe and Sound Bridge program. One was still under construction when the water poured in. [Read more...]
