The Missouri Muddogs who placed 4th in the USSSA State Baseball Championships in Branson this past month have teamed up with Applebee's in Poplar Bluff to serve the "best breakfast in town" this Saturday, July 18th. $5 is the cost for an All You Can Eat breakfast of pancakes, bacon & drink PLUS a portion of every meal meal goes toward sending these great players out to be baseball ambassadors of Poplar Bluff to a four-state region. Muddog players and their families will be your servers for this wonderful and delicious meal. So come on down to your neighborhood Applebee's, across from Home Depot in Poplar Bluff, this Saturday July 18th from 8am to 10am to enjoy a great breakfast

Semo.net Surfers were stunned by the pitching and bats of Bluff Transmission last night and were beaten 11 to 2 last night at McLane Park in the Championship Game. The semo.net surfers won 2nd place. Bluff Transmission is coached by Billy Lawrence, Bud Rushin & Ben Mense semo.net Surfers are coached by Mike Coleman & Brian Becker Congratulation to all the players during last night's semi-finals and final game. [Please feel free to leave team members' names in the comments section]

An enormous amount of energy from a wide cast of participants goes into carrying out a successful summer youth baseball season. You’ve got the Park Department staff, coaches, parents, players, concession staff and ball park maintenance staff, each playing a vital role in pulling it all together. Now we know that baseball enthusiasts come in all ages, but the cliché is true that the baseball program is primarily “for the kids.”

Yesterday, the Trust for America's Health organization published it's State Obesity Rankings and its hard to miss that the Bible Belt is overweight. The swath across the mid-section of the United States that are among the fattest adults is unmistakable with Missouri weighing in at 13th largest.

The offices of semo.net will be closed July 3rd, 4th and 5th in observance of Independence Day. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 6th. Have a happy and safe Independence Day!

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