READING, Kan. (AP) Residents of an east-central Kansas town hit hard by a tornado last year are seeing more signs of recovery.
More than half of the 101 homes and almost all of the businesses in Reading (REHD’-ing) were destroyed May 21 when the EF-3 tornado smashed parts of Lyon County. One person was killed.
KVOE-AM reports that residents held ribbon-cuttings this week for three businesses. The Miracle Cafe and Citizens State Bank and Trust had both been closed by the tornado. The third business the Head, Hands and Feet Salon is new to the town.
Two churches are also being repaired. Reading’s Methodist Church plans a rededication Feb. 19, and the Baptist church is getting new siding.
