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Coming full circle: Linn County Native rebuilds life after Joplin tornado, opens new business in Fort Scott

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Coming full circle: Linn County Native rebuilds life after Joplin tornado, opens new business in Fort Scott
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:40

by BARBARA PROFFITT

Last May, a Linn County native, who was raised in the city of Prescott, and her family lost everything in the Joplin tornado. Their home was gone, as were most of their belongings, and their life in the southwestern Missouri city had been laid waste.

Kaylei Hurd, who might be best remembered as Donna Atkinson (she now uses her middle name) grew up in Prescott.

 

 

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 12:09