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Photo archive for June 20, 2008

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A broken water line near the intersection of 12th and Sunnyslope adds to the water from Thursday's storms. View photo

One of the signs is displayed in a store window in Cottonwood Falls. View photo

A group of young students from Camp United created signs that indicate where people can take shelter in case of a storm. The signs hang in store fronts in Cottonwood Falls and Strong City. Camp United is a day camp in Cottonwood Falls for children ages 5 to 10. Front row, from left, are Cole Grayson, Kelsey Lauer, Landry Hinkson, Morgan Spinden, Tanner Koch and Levi Sharp. Back row, from left, are Jacob Sharp, Luke Wiessel, Ken Mackey and Bradley Dedeaux. View photo

Sadie Atchison, 5, makes the best of a broken water line near her home on West 12th Avenue on Thursday. Sadie and her brother Bryce, 7, threw sticks, leaves and anything else they could find into the water to watch it be washed away. View photo

A driver charges through high water Thursday afternoon on Burlingame Road shortly after a thunderstorm moved through and dumped nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain on Emporia, causing localized flooding when storm drains and ditches overflowed. View photo

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