NewsFebruary 22, 2008

At 6:50 a.m., Mary Street in Jackson was already covered with a thin layer of sleet. (Photo By Bob Miller)
At 6:50 a.m., Mary Street in Jackson was already covered with a thin layer of sleet. (Photo By Bob Miller)
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Prepped snow plows await their road clearing duties on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Cape Girardeau Public Works building.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Prepped snow plows await their road clearing duties on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Cape Girardeau Public Works building.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Bobby Parkhill backed up with some of the over 900 tons of salt available at the Cape Girardeau Public Works offices while refilling city trucks Thursday morning, February 21, 2008.  The shed can hold over 2,000 tons of salt.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Bobby Parkhill backed up with some of the over 900 tons of salt available at the Cape Girardeau Public Works offices while refilling city trucks Thursday morning, February 21, 2008. The shed can hold over 2,000 tons of salt.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Bobby Parkhill backed up with some of the over 900 tons of salt available at the Cape Girardeau Public Works offices while refilling city trucks Thursday morning, February 21, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Bobby Parkhill backed up with some of the over 900 tons of salt available at the Cape Girardeau Public Works offices while refilling city trucks Thursday morning, February 21, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
A snow plow makes its way down Main St. clearing the road and spreading salt as sleet continues to fall on Thursday, February 21, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com A snow plow makes its way down Main St. clearing the road and spreading salt as sleet continues to fall on Thursday, February 21, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Rick Freed found a dry spot under the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge to check the salt level in his truck as he makes his rounds in the city, clearing roads and spreading salt on Thursday, February 21, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Rick Freed found a dry spot under the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge to check the salt level in his truck as he makes his rounds in the city, clearing roads and spreading salt on Thursday, February 21, 2008.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Traffic moved along North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau as sleet fell Thursday afternoon.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Traffic moved along North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau as sleet fell Thursday afternoon.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Kim House cleared icy slush from her car in the Town Plaza parking lot as sleet fell Thursday afternoon in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Kim House cleared icy slush from her car in the Town Plaza parking lot as sleet fell Thursday afternoon in Cape Girardeau.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Wayne Edmundson and Darin Werner grease the spreader box on the back of one of the Cape Public Works trucks on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 as they prepare for the next round of winter weather.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Wayne Edmundson and Darin Werner grease the spreader box on the back of one of the Cape Public Works trucks on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 as they prepare for the next round of winter weather.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
John Hall and Erie Foster work on repairing the salt brine sprayer one of the public works trucks on Wedensday, February 20, 2008 as the crew prepares for the threatening winter weather.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com John Hall and Erie Foster work on repairing the salt brine sprayer one of the public works trucks on Wedensday, February 20, 2008 as the crew prepares for the threatening winter weather.
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