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Ottawa Herald in Ottawa, Kansas

21 May 2016

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Ottawa Herald

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Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

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May 21, 2016

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Ruskin Heights Tornado Cuts Path Through Kansas and Missouri

The 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado traveled along roughly the I-35 corridor, destroying Susan Geiss's U Rest Motel and Bob's Truck Stop near Ottawa and Hillcrest Drive in Kansas. It killed 39 people, injured over 500, and remained on the ground nearly two hours before fading near Knobtown, Missouri.

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Missouri Susan Geiss U-Rest Bob Giess Franklin County Historical Society Eisenhower I-35 Brooke Miller Godfrey Illinois Hill Bob's Eisenhower Street Ottawa Ruskin Heights Topeka Facebook Theater Franklin County Deborah Barker City-Proper Weather Bureau National Weather Service Kansas City Ruskin Heights High School Diane Willis Princeton Knobtown
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District plans summer upgrades and name changes at West Franklin

Curt Altic proposed more parking and track upgrades while Turner gathers quotes for upgrades. The board will hold a special meeting to prioritize projects including moving handicapped stalls, adding concrete slabs, and transferring a greenhouse. Summer work includes carpeting, window coverings, and new signs amid school name changes to West Franklin Elementary at Appanoose and Williamsburg.

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