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By MARY ELLEN POFF/Missourian  ¦   Rock Bridge’s Ben Keown runs down Providence Road during practice Thursday. After putting in extra training this summer to improve his times for the cross country season, Keown set a personal record in the 5K.

By David Friesen  ¦  

By R.J. ORIEZ  ¦   Columbia Fire Battalion Chief Steve Sapp helps Sherma Hawkins after she returns to find her home on fire Tuesday.

By R.J. ORIEZ  ¦   Columbia Fire Battalion Chief Steve Sapp helps Sherma Hawkins after she returns to find her home on fire Tuesday.

By R.J. ORIEZ  ¦   A Columbia firefighter enters a burning residence at 2606 Quail Drive around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Judy Schreiman-Marshall of Shreiman Orchards labels products in her roadside market Tuesday afternoon. "This is bad apple weather," she said.

By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Bad weather conditions over the past few months have severely limited the percentage of the harvestable apple crop in Missouri. Paul Peters of Peters' Market was only able to harvest approximately 10 percent of his crop this year.

By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Crates and baskets of apples line the floor of the roadside market at Schreiman Orchards outside of Waverly on Tuesday. Poor weather over the past few months has led to a sharp drop in the number of harvestable apples this year.

By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Paul Peters inspects an apple for holes at his orchard outside of Waverly on Oct. 02.

By SHEILA JOHNSON/Missourian  ¦   Amy Murdock, left, a staff registered nurse at University Hospital's pediatric unit, discusses standards of patient care with student nurse Chelsey McMahon, right, on Oct. 2, 2007. McMahon, a senior at MU's Sinclair School of Nursing, is doing her clinicals in pediatrics as part of a four-year nursing program.

By Suzy Lafferty  ¦   Kaldi’s Coffee opened this week on Ninth Street, adding one more coffee venue to downtown. Kevin Larson, left, chats with Rob Gaskin, a cook at Kaldi’s, just after the end of his shift Tuesday.

By ELAN COLELLO/Missourian  ¦   Redshirt sophomore Lei Wang has played both setter and hitter in Julianna Klein’s absence.

By RYAN GLADSTONE/Missourian  ¦   Redshirt freshman wideout Jeremy Maclin is on pace to break former NFL standout Marshall Faulk’s collegiate record for all-purpose yards gained by a freshman.

By KATHLEEN BUHRMAN  ¦   David Bonuchi, Hickman sophomore, is healing from a broken wrist, but should be ready to dive within a few weeks.

By KELLI HOVEY  ¦   Freshman linebacker Andrew Gachkar tosses a ball during warm-ups.

By KELLI HOVEY  ¦   Senior midfielder Jimmy Stranz watches from the sideline as his team plays William Woods.

By R.J. Oriez  ¦  

By David Friesen  ¦  

By NICK BONEY  ¦   Cubbies that were filled with Gold Rush T-shirts at Tiger Spirit on Saturday were empty Monday. Tiger Spirit sold out of the shirts within two hours of opening.