Nature's Fury: May 10, 2008
- Nature's Fury: May 10, 2008
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MSSU raises $2,035 for earthquake victims in Japan
An April 8 talent show at Missouri Southern State University raised $2,035 for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Hundreds gather to pay tribute to tornado victims, emergency workers
SENECA, Mo. — For Kyle Hinz and his family, Sunday was part of the healing process.
A year has passed since Hinz’s stepson and fellow firefighter Tyler Casey died of injuries he suffered May 10, 2008. -
Memorial service marks deadly day
SENECA, Mo. — Survivors, emergency responders and the general public will mark the first anniversary of last year’s deadly tornado today with a ceremony at a new memorial.
A parcel of land next to Lant’s Feed Store — which was demolished by the May 10 tornado and then rebuilt on the original site — has been converted into the memorial with a flagpole, flower bed and stone bearing the names of those from Newton County who perished. -
Memories, scars remain from tornado
Crawling into the bathtub, Joyce Cox heard the roof tear off her home.
“I thought, ‘It’s a good time to pray, I’m already on my knees,’ ” Cox said. -
Memories, scars remain from tornado
Crawling into the bathtub, Joyce Cox heard the roof tear off her home.
“I thought, ‘It’s a good time to pray, I’m already on my knees,’ ” Cox said. - <img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/extra.gif" border=0> 05/13/08 11:10 a.m. Officials discuss storm damage<font color="#ff0000">Gov. Matt & Rep. Roy Blunt comments audio </font>
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'It's not coming back'
PICHER, Okla. — John Baker and some of his friends were picking through the rubble of what remained of his cousin’s tornado-ravaged house in Picher.
There wasn’t much left, but they found a few things they thought might be salvaged and threw them in the back of a pickup. They hurried because their time is running out. - Difficult decisions face Picher school district PICHER, Okla. — The football stadium will again be without the cheers for the Fighting Gorillas. But school will again be in session for Picher students despite the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s buyout of homes and businesses in the city where mining once ruled.
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Tornado's aftermath felt during buyout
PICHER, Okla. — Larry Olds lives on an island in a sea of devastation.
His place in the Mineral Heights addition is spotless while everything around it still looks like it did three months ago when a tornado ripped across the south side of this town on May 10. - State appeals denial of disaster declaration NEOSHO, Mo. — Newton County has been turned down for a public-disaster declaration by the federal government in connection with the May 10 tornado, but the state is appealing that decision, officials said Wednesday.
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