http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_246000506.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_246000506.html 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. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_223000828.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_223000828.html 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. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_223000508.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_223000508.html 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. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_184215657.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_184215657.html 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. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_176220437.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_176220437.html NEWTONIA, Mo. — Vince Mikeska, 50, is still smiling, though it hurts. The Los Angeles native, who moved to Newtonia three years ago to be close to his family, was diagnosed May 6 with malignant lung and brain cancer. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_176220257.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_176220257.html As soon as the severity of the May 10 tornadoes became clear, officials with companies and schools began making telephone calls and sending e-mails to check on employees. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_169204756.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_169204756.html PICHER, Okla. — Picher residents must file claims with private insurers before buyout offers will be made by the Lead-Impacted Communities Relocation Assistance Trust, board members said. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_165150637.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_165150637.html Disaster officials on Friday said there will be enough federal money to cover all individuals affected by the May 10 tornado who qualify for help. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_157221812.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_157221812.html NEWTONIA, Mo. — As gray clouds hurried across the sky and the wind blew briskly, Roy Seward climbed down Thursday from the roof of his 168-year-old house and took a few minutes to survey his work. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_160002007.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_160002007.html Tom and Sharon Geary weren’t exactly sure where they needed to be on Saturday — on their tornado-ravaged farm near Racine, helping about 40 members of their church put up fence and clean debris, or at the Village Family Cafe in Joplin for a benefit to help them raise money for a new house.In the end, they decided to do both. Sat, 31 May 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_151145050.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_151145050.html PICHER, Okla. — Jeff Reeves is nearly surrounded by six people who are armed with pens and notebooks, and an arsenal of questions. Reeves, who heads Picher’s fire department, is once again being asked to relive what happened Saturday, May 10, when a powerful tornado swept across the south end of Picher, killing six people and leveling virtually everything in its path. Sat, 31 May 2008 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_152174841.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_152174841.html The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration have opened disaster recovery centers for Missouri residents hit by the May 10 tornado, officials said Friday. Fri, 30 May 2008 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_151211346.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_151211346.html As far as Sharon Geary is concerned, there is no place like home. So when Sharon walks the cinderblocks upon which her doublewide trailer was once situated, it’s hard to hide the emotion in her voice. Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_148223512.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_148223512.html Residents of Newton, Jasper and Barry counties who were victims of the May 10 tornadoes could be eligible for multiple forms of assistance as a result of the recent issuance of a federal disaster declaration, officials said Tuesday. Fri, 23 May 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_144221751.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/natures_fury/local_story_144221751.html When disaster strikes, heroes arise. Michael Scantlin, a 22-year-old storm chaser for KTUL Channel 8-TV in Tulsa, saved Staff Sgt. Eddie Hukill’s life.