David Eulitt

Joplin in 2011, the worst year: Joplin, in recovery

Todd Johnson, a building inspector with the City of Joplin, places a passed inspection sticker on the electrical junction box outside a new home under construction in the 2200 block of Kentucky in Joplin, Mo. on November 7, 2011. Johnson is one of five city building inspectors overloaded with site inspections in the post-tornado construction boom in Joplin.
Joplin, in recovery, photo by David Eulitt / The Kansas City Star ©

Todd Johnson, a building inspector with the City of Joplin, places a passed inspection sticker on the electrical junction box outside a new home under construction in the 2200 block of Kentucky in Joplin, Mo. on November 7, 2011. Johnson is one of five city building inspectors overloaded with site inspections in the post-tornado construction boom in Joplin.