Ottawa Unites: Tornado Recovery & Faith

0:00It's April 15. This is Kansas News Today, AI-powered Stories From Your City. An EF-2 tornado tore through southeast Ottawa, Kansas, on Monday, ripping along a 7.3-mile path for 25 minutes with winds. Topping 125 miles per hour. Three folks got hurt, but no one lost their life, and now the town's deep into recovery on day two. Earlier this week, the nonprofit Convoy of Hope hauled the truckload of cleaning supplies all the way from Springfield, Missouri, straight to Hope. Anthem Church, right by the hardest hit spots. That church stepped up big, handing out free supplies to neighbors with damaged homes and businesses, showing how faith communities lead in tough times. Local guy Michael Kletter from the battered Orchard Heights area took time off work to grab boxes for his own place and deliver more to folks like his. Neighbor Kwyselta Doran, checking if they needed extra hands. Most moments like these that highlight real hope good people in Ottawa, banding together,

1:02cleaning up, and pushing back toward normal life.