By Amy Bickel
The Hutchison News 

Greensburg celebrates recovery 10 years after tornado

 


GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A decade ago, the claim to fame in Greensburg, Kansas, was a really big hole in the ground.

But these days, the little town that refused to vanish after an EF5 tornado is more than just a stop to see the world's largest hand-dug well. The 2007 tornado that destroyed 95 percent of the town and killed 11 people.

Not that The Big Well — which has come a long way in 130 years — isn't a good reason to tour Greensburg, said Stacy Barnes, the city's convention and tourism director.

Barnes, who grew up in Greensburg and moved back after the tornado, works to help attract busine...



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