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Andover, Kansas, sustained considerable damage but few injuries when a tornado barreled through the town on April 29. Photos the next morning show devastation.
For more than two decades the Beacon has filled its 32 pages with positive items about local happenings and events and people in Andover and surrounding towns from Franklin to New London and ...
The Andover YMCA was heavily damaged during Friday night's storm. Employees and members took shelter inside the building when the tornado hit. No one was injured.
ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) — A tornado has ripped through parts of Sedgwick and Butler Counties on Friday evening, leaving hundreds of people without power. At 1:55 a.m., Evergy’s website shows 11,… ...
Myriad things have contributed to delays in rebuilding Andover homes demolished by the April 29 tornado. One family has found a lot to be grateful for at their temporary home at Carpenter Place.
Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed. The park where everyone gathered Saturday had trees ripped up and a lodge destroyed, but the focus was on the blessings in the aftermath of the ...
The tornado that slammed Andover came with a powerful storm that continued to trek northeast. A tornado was also confirmed near Rosalia, about 16 miles east of El Dorado.
An EF-3 tornado hit the Andover YMCA on April 29, sending cars into the lobby and causing significant damage. The branch location is closed indefinitely. Shelby Kellerman / WBJ.
Moran was in Andover on April 30, 2022 -- the day after the tornado -- to assess damage. A year later, two federal grants he pushed will help the community in its continued rebuilding effort ...
ANDOVER, Kan. (KWCH) - Monday (April 29) marks two years since a destructive EF-3 tornado tore through Andover. The city largely has recovered, but the rebuilding efforts continue. When the ...
In April, Allen Gallaway’s home in Andover, Kansas, was a block away from being hit by a tornado. Then, on Monday, he was in an Amtrak train when it derailed in Missouri.