Greensburg: The F5 Frontier Greensburg residents adopt pioneer spirit while trying to rebuild one year after tornado
New pioneers
Opportunity to build from scratch lures young couple back to Greensburg
Young people who once used to be Greensburg’s greatest export are now rethinking their plans to leave the community.
The New Pioneers
As Greensburg rebuilds, a new sense of rediscovery blossoms in western Kansas.
Greensburg 2007: 6News special report
6News coverage of the Greensburg tornado in the days following the destruction.
Local family with ties to Greensburg moves forward
We continue our local coverage of the Greensburg, Kan., tornado tonight with a look at how one family with tries to Lawrence looks to overcome the destruction.
A new frontier: Pioneer spirit pervades Greensburg one year after tornado
Stories of opportunity, skepticism, hope
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.
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New pioneers
Opportunity to build from scratch lures young couple back to Greensburg -
One year later
Homes, businesses and spring provide new hope for rebuilding community -
Wait and see
Uncertainty of town’s future still weighs heavy on those who lost all in tornado -
Lessons learned
Greensburg officials respond to questions from Lawrence leaders
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