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Two Tornadoes Struck Greenwood County Last Wednesday Morning
Two Tornadoes Struck Greenwood County Last Wednesday Morning

Two Tornadoes Struck Greenwood County Last Wednesday Morning

Greenwood County residents received an early morning wake-up call last Tuesday, April 16, as severe weather impacted the area. Alerts to take shelter were sent through Greenwood County Alerts, Weather Radios and other app notification systems around 4:15 a.m., notifying residents in the Eureka area to seek shelter as they were in a tornado watch. According to the National Weather Service, two tornado tracks were found across Greenwood County from storms last week. The strongest tornado was an EF-2 that occurred south of Virgil around 7:30 a.m., which went unreported until Greenwood County Road and Bridge checked the area later in the morning. Warning systems did not go out as radar didn’t show that severe weather was occurring. However, after the damage was found, three witnesses stated they saw the tornado come through. The EF-2 traveled 2.7 miles and had a max width of 116 yards. The storm began at 7:34 and ended at 7:42 a.m.

Toronto News

Toronto News

Here it is, the last full week of April. Only six days until May 1. Did you do something good for our planet Monday? It was Earth Day. I saw a very fitting t-shirt for the day: “Leave behind only your footprints, not trash!” Such a simple little request, yet so many fail to respond accordingly. I also saw on TV that our national parks have signs everywhere, especially on hiking trails, pertaining to trash. If you take something in with you, make sure it leaves with you.

Speaking Truth

CLAY CENTER – How do the choices you make affect your children and grandchildren? I read the following from a woman about her family, “Everyone in my family for the past four generations has cheated — except for me and one cousin. (And I’m not sure about him.) My great-grandfather’s affairs were legendary, and I now own the mirror he bought my great-grandmother as an apology after one particularly public affair. My grandmother had affairs. My grandfather [did to], and used to take my father along to see his [lovers]. My father cheated with girls I went to high school with, and my sister has never had a relationship in which she hasn’t cheated. One cousin has been divorced four times, and is always engaged to the next one before the divorce is even filed.”

U.S. 400 Resurfacing Project Began In Greenwood County

On Monday, April 22, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) planned to begin a resurfacing project on U.S. 400 in Greenwood County. The 16.3-mile project starts at the Butler- Greenwood County line and continues east to the east K-99 junction. Project activity includes surface recycling with an overlay. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one-lane traffic through the work zone. Expect delays of 15 minutes or less during weekday daylight hours until July.

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