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Grew Up on a Dirt Road – Remembering West Ely, Missouri
Grew Up on a Dirt Road – Remembering West Ely, Missouri
Grew Up on a Dirt Road – Remembering West Ely, Missouri
I don't normally share memories as personal as this, but have decided to do so because I bet there are others like me that grew up in rural Missouri. For me, much of my childhood was spent on my grandma's farm and today was one of those days when memories come rushing back of what life was like then in West Ely, Missouri.
Illinois to Be Invaded by 1 Trillion Cicadas - Most in 200+ Years
Illinois to Be Invaded by 1 Trillion Cicadas - Most in 200+ Years
Illinois to Be Invaded by 1 Trillion Cicadas - Most in 200+ Years
There are many in Illinois that remember a time decades ago when cicadas were so thick, people had to remove them with snow shovels. Believe it or not, the incoming cicada army in 2024 will make that look like a minor event as experts say the Land of Lincoln is about to see more cicadas than it's seen in more than 200 years.

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