David Eulitt

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

Joplin, Mo. city manager Mark Rohr, right, spoke with Joplin resident Patrick Brown, center, about questions Brown had about his restaurant startup. Brown stopped Rohr after the reopening of the Walmart store at 1501 S. Range Line Road, rebuilding on the site of the store that was destroyed in the May 22nd tornado in Joplin.
Joplin, in recovery, photo by David Eulitt / The Kansas City Star ©

Joplin, Mo. city manager Mark Rohr, right, spoke with Joplin resident Patrick Brown, center, about questions Brown had about his restaurant startup. Brown stopped Rohr after the reopening of the Walmart store at 1501 S. Range Line Road, rebuilding on the site of the store that was destroyed in the May 22nd tornado in Joplin.