Douglas: On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas was doing fine. It had a courthouse, a grain elevator, a high school with a basketball team. Near the highway, it had a little museum over the world’s ...

Greensburg, Kansas---Before May 4 ... hospital, banks and schools, and a downtown area built around the S.D. Robinett building, the only building left standing after the devastating tornado.

Never before had Bush delivered a commencement address at a high school, and his presence ... sent a powerful message to the nation: "Greensburg, Kansas, is back and its best days are ahead." ...

The EF-5 tornado tore through the small western Kansas town ... speech at the high school’s graduation ceremony. A concerted effort was made to rebuild Greensburg. With over 1,400 homes and ...

The Hopkins roots ran deep in Greensburg: Claude’s grandfather, Cash, was one of the town’s founding fathers. Hopkins loved to hunt and fish. A long-time farmer, he later became a custodian in ...

It was a Friday night -- May 4, 2007 -- when a nearly two-mile wide tornado aimed at Greensburg. The town took a direct hit. The tornado ripped through the southwest Kansas community ...