May 2011 Joplin tornado
- May 2011 Joplin tornado
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Joplin High School slated for demolition
For Galen McKinley, the connection to Joplin High School runs deep. His class was the first to go all three years — 10th through 12th grades at the time — after the new high school was built on Indiana Avenue. He graduated in 1961.
February 15, 2012 3 Photos 1 Story
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CVB out of tornado maps
There are no more tornado maps. “They’re all gone, and we didn’t print more,” said Patrick Tuttle, director of the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau, of the map of the tornado zone his department distributed that created a public controversy in mid-January.
February 21, 2012
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83-year-old receives standing ovation after recalling storm, aftermath
Several dignitaries spoke Tuesday morning at the ceremony marking the reopening of Mercy Village, but it was an 83-year-old woman who earned the only standing ovation. Bonnie Betz, who survived the 2003 Carl Junction tornado, lost her husband to complications related to Alzheimer’s on May 22, 2007.
February 21, 2012 1 Photo
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Mercy Village reopens doors in wake of storm
Maxine Bayliff said she had good reason to enjoy a piece of celebratory sheet cake on Tuesday. She was home for the first time in nine months. Bayliff, 84, is one of 60 low-income senior residents of Joplin who survived the May 22 tornado but were displaced by it when their home, Mercy Village, was left uninhabitable.
February 21, 2012 1 Photo 1 Slideshow
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Organizers planning ‘spectacular prom’
For Joplin High School students, this year’s prom, with the help of volunteers and area sponsors, may be something out of a fairy tale.
After the May 22 tornado, students didn’t know whether they would have a school to attend, let alone a prom.February 20, 2012
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Irving parents see design of new elementary school
Architects for the new Irving Elementary on Thursday night showcased features of the proposed school, answered questions and took suggestions. Jim Stufflebeam, vice president of Sapp Design Associates Architects based in Springfield, gave a presentation to about 30 parents, students and school employees at the district’s administrative offices.
February 16, 2012
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Home’s morning commute termed ‘absolutely perfect’
It took 55 minutes Thursday morning to move the “Volunteer House” at 2502 S. Joplin Ave. to its new home in Schifferdecker Park. “It went absolutely perfectly,” said David Glenn, a commercial real estate broker in Joplin who volunteered to supervise the preservation effort for the city.
February 16, 2012 1 Photo 1 Slideshow
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Governor stumps for homebuilding volunteers
Not everyone can play for the St. Louis Cardinals or the Kansas City Chiefs, but all are invited to team up with the major athletic organization of their choice to build 35 houses this summer with Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity.
February 16, 2012
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JHS graduates share memories
With the demolition of a high school building spelling the end of an era for innumerable students over more than 50 years, the Globe asked alumni for their memories of the structure that undoubtedly played a big role in part of their lives.
What follows is some of those recollections.February 16, 2012
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Residents look at future zoning plans
Tracy Allan Cope visited Joplin City Hall on Tuesday night to see what is in store for her old neighborhood. She had lived near 20th Street and Delaware Avenue, but her house was destroyed by the May 22 tornado. Instead of rebuilding, she bought a house built in an earlier era on the city’s north side.
February 14, 2012
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- Tornado: Multimedia coverage
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- GALLERY: Hawk that survived tornado soars again 208 days 5 Photos
- VIDEO: Thousands of volunteers needed when “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” comes to Joplin 182 days
- MPA releases preview of upcoming Globe documentary 249 days
- GALLERY: Location for new hospital announced 189 days 5 Photos
- VIDEO: Comedians to "Stand Up for Joplin" 219 days
- Tornado: Obituaries
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- Dorothy M. Johnston 162 days
- Gregan Douglas Sweet 211 days 1 Photo
- J.T. Strickland 228 days
- Charles K. Gaudsmith 237 days 1 Photo
- Billie Jo Gideon 237 days 1 Photo
- Tornado: Columns
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- Susan Redden: McCaskill praises Joplin cooperation 178 days
- Mark Rohr, guest columnist: Miracle of the human spirit ever-pervasive since tornado 178 days
- Ron Richard, guest columnist: Partnership can spur recovery 178 days
- Wally Kennedy: Flocks expected for Chick-fil-A opening 178 days
- Susan Redden: State officials argue about disaster money 185 days
- Tornado: Mike Pound
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- Mike Pound: Saying nice things about St. John’s folks is easy 181 days
- Mike Pound: Joplin Habitat looking for eligible families 182 days
- Mike Pound: Woman’s effort snags scrubs for Joplin 187 days
- Mike Pound: Veterans bearing gifts coming to Joplin 188 days
- Mike Pound: Minot, N.D. needs Joplin’s support, too 195 days
- Tornado: Lists of missing, fatalities & relief
- Tornado: Donate & volunteer
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- GALLERY: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 123 days
- DONATE: Boomtown Days announces partnership with Restore Joplin 191 days
- DONATE: St. Louis theater extends hand to Joplin 193 days 1 Photo
- Donate: Art auction planned to raise money for Joplin School District 200 days
- Concert to benefit widowed tornado victim 208 days
- Tornado: Resources & relief
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- Grant aids Duquesne in storm recovery 102 days
- RESOURCE: Builders organize event for storm victims, others 195 days
- RESOURCE: Governor says state will pay any cleanup costs FEMA does not 201 days
- RESOURCE: Teams deliver ‘psychological first aid’ on the street 207 days 1 Photo
- RESOURCE: Disaster Center to relocate; Friday is registration deadline 209 days
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