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Greensburg: The F5 Frontier

Greensburg residents adopt pioneer spirit while trying to rebuild one year after tornado

Residents add up damage from storm
Severe weather took toll on houses, boats, trees, school property
By Jesse Fray
May 9, 2008
It’s the calm after the storm, and victims are tallying up the damage. Hayden Wood said an adjuster put the price tag between $20,000 and $25,000 for damage to his rural Stull home, 1425 E. 150 Road. Strong winds tossed a stock trailer onto the roof of the home in the early morning hours of May 2.
6News video: Lawrence twister hit five years ago
May 8, 2008
An F2 tornado touched down in Lawrence at just after 7:30 p.m. on May 8, 2003.
US envoy: Toll from cyclone might reach 100,000
Associated Press
May 8, 2008
Hungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar’s swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone could top 100,000.
County wants public to weigh in on tornado siren activation policy
By Mike Belt
May 8, 2008
Douglas County commissioners want the public to have a chance to speak out on the county’s tornado siren activation policy.
6News video: Storm damage estimates rolling in
By Jesse Fray
May 7, 2008
The damage estimates are starting to roll in from Friday's storm, and now people are looking for some big bucks from insurance companies.
Weather service: State hit by 11 tornadoes
May 6, 2008
Meteorologists have confirmed 11 tornadoes hit Arkansas late last week.
Report: Myanmar cyclone kills 10,000 in 1 town
The Associated Press
May 6, 2008
Myanmar’s official media said today that 10,000 people were killed by a powerful cyclone in just one town, confirming fears of a spiraling death toll from the storm’s 12-foot tidal surges and high winds that swept away bamboo homes in low-lying coastal regions.
Tornado-siren decision is supported
By Jonathan Kealing
May 6, 2008
Despite the National Weather Service determining late Friday that a tornado did touch down in Douglas County during a storm last week, the head of Douglas County Emergency Management said the local criteria for activating the tornado sirens were not met.
6News video: KidCast
May 5, 2008
Rylee Flint delivers tonight's KidCast.
‘Best days ahead’ for Greensburg, Bush says
By Ben Feller - Associated Press Writer
May 5, 2008
President Bush hailed the resilience of this town and its tiny high school graduating class Sunday, one year after a tornado barreled through with astonishing fury.
Cyclone kills hundreds
May 5, 2008
A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help.
Brush drop-off site open to public today
J-W Staff Reports
May 5, 2008
Today is the last chance for residents to drop off tree debris created by last week’s storm. The drop-off site at 1420 E. 11th St. is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
6News video: Greensburg: One year later
By Chad Lawhorn
May 4, 2008
It's been one year since a deadly tornado wiped a small kansas town off the map. But those 12 months have brought residents back together. 6News reporter Chad Lawhorn visited Greensburg and describes the new spirit surrounding the community.
A new frontier: Pioneer spirit pervades Greensburg one year after tornado
Stories of opportunity, skepticism, hope
By Chad Lawhorn
May 4, 2008
Travis Barnes was not looking back. When Barnes, now 28, graduated from Greensburg High School in 1998 he grabbed his diploma and left for Kansas State University. You could have filled a Greyhound bus with kids just like him who planned to leave the flat farmfields and withering economy behind.
Arkansas copes again with disaster
26 people have died in storms since February
By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press Writer
May 4, 2008
Looking over yet another storm-damaged community in Arkansas, Gov. Mike Beebe repeatedly promised government help. Standing before the shell of what was once a home, he paused a moment for reflection.

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