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WARRENSBURG, Mo.-- Your original plan before the summer started, like most people, was probably to get the perfect beach body, but now it's July and your body's still looking the same.

Well, go ahead and plan a big lake get-together with friends for the weekend before school starts. Don't worry, you'll be ready with these tips from UCM's Department of Kinesiology and Anytime Fitness in Warrensburg.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of economic activity has slowed or held steady in parts of the country, revealing a choppy path back to health.

Teresa Dirks (right) buys eggs from Cindi (left) and Emma Allen. Their stand is called "Emma's Eggs" and Emma has regular customers who come every week.

WARRENSBURG,MO.-- As various fruits and vegetables start to ripen, the popularity grows at Warrensburg’s Farmer’s Market.

The market is located downtown at Holden and North streets, and is open Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon.

HOLDEN, Mo.--Julia Lou Prince, 75, of Holden, Missouri, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at St. Lukes Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Some hopefuls for a southwest Missouri congressional seat want to save money by putting the U.S. Department of Education on a permanent recess. Others propose melting down the Department of Energy. And another has said the Federal Reserve ought to shutter.