Brian Milan gives his daughter Saria, left, a push as she swings on the swing set at Wavering Park during Ellington Elementary’s traditional Fun Day Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
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Hannibal Tuesday after the Storm
Students, faculty and staff work together to clean up debris Tuesday afternoon following Monday night’s storm that left dozens of downed trees and damage on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Mike Stewart of Hannibal, is among the army of volunteers cleaning up downed trees on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University Tuesday following Monday night’s storm. Stewart said he is pitching in to help because his daughter Clara Stewart is a student at the University. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Hannibal Storm Damage
Larry Stephens walks through the ground floor rubble in Gallery 310 Tuesday morning in the historic district of Hannibal, Mo. An upper story wall from a neighboring business, Groomingdale’s Pet Boutique, was blown onto the second floor of Gallery 310 in Monday night’s storm. That floor couldn’t support the weight of the bricks and wood and it then fell through the ceiling onto the ground floor of the gallery. Larry Stephens’ wife, Connie Stephens, is one of the artists who’s work is exhibited in the gallery. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A woman talks on her cell phone while walking in the 300 block of N. Main St. Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. A section of the building housing the Groomingdale’s Pet Boutique, seen behind her, fell onto a neighboring building, collapsing the floor of the circa-1800′s historic structure. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Building owner Joe Noonan looks over second floor damage from Monday night’s storm in the upper floors of a building in the 300 block of north Main Tuesday morning in downtown Hannibal, Mo. Noonan said he owns four buildings in the strip, including Gallery 310, which had its second floor caved in due to the collapse of an upper floor of a neighboring building. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A massive tree that toppled onto a home during Monday night’s storm is shown Tuesday morning in the 1900 block of Crescent Drive in Hannibal, Mo. H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A woman surveys damage from Monday night’s storm as she heads to a house on Forest Hill Road Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
A flyer touting a weekend garage sale remains affixed to a toppled electric pole bearing transformers and power lines Tuesday morning along Crescent Drive in Hannibal, Mo. The pole was one of several in the town knocked over by Monday night’s storm . (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Lee Hinds, a maintenance worker for the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Dept., works on removing a fallen tree from the Central Park gazebo area Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Ignoring the fallen limbs and power lines Monday night’s storm all around him, a runner makes his way down Ridgewood Drive Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
An awning from a downtown business blown of in Monday’s storm wraps around a utility pole Tuesday morning in downtown Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Tornadoes Rip Through Oklahoma
A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The relationship between the woman and the child was not immediately known. A tornado as much as half a mile (.8 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)
Emergency workers pull out a woman that was trapped in a building that was destroyed off of 4th Street and Interstate 35 after a tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ The Transcript,Kyle Phillips )
JoAnn Anderson sorts through the rubble of her home after a tornado on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Sisney)
Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)
Rebekah Stuck hugs her son, Aiden Stuck, 7, after she found him in front of the destroyed Briarwood Elementary after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. Aiden Stuck was inside the school when it was hit. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Nate Billings)
Resident Kim Schwab looks over her destroyed home in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)
Mary Barnhill, left, sits next to her daughter-in-law Brenda Barnhill after a tornado destroyed the home of Brenda Barnhill and her husband Larry Barnhill, Mary’s son, near SW 149th and Vicki Dr., when a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Nate Billings)
Rachel Hilton holds stray kittens she found in the debris of her parents’ home at SW 149th and Stone Meadows Dr. after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Nate Billings)
Kay James holds her cat as she sits in her driveway after her home was destroyed by the tornado that hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Chris Landsberger)
Kay Taylor stands with her dog Bailey in front of her house that was destroyed after the tornado that hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Chris Landsberger)
A man and a woman assist a state trooper carry a large tarp to cover a tornado victim found in a field across the street from the Madison Place Addition, near SE 8 and Tower in Moore, on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)
Two men attempt to pry open a door on this car to check for victims in a business parking lot west of I-35 south of 4th Street in Moore, on Monday, May 20, 2013.A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)
A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)
Liberty vs. Central
The Liberty High School baseball team celebrates their regional championship win over Central at Unity High School in Mendon, Saturday. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Griggsville-Perry vs. Western
Griggville-Perry’s McKenzie Vose fires a pitch over the plate during regional championship softball action against Western, Saturday at Liberty.(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Trampoline Hieghts
A competitor in the advanced trampoline competition sails through the air during the Illinois AAU Tumbling and Trampoline State Championships Saturday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling and the city of Quincy are hosting the event. More than 325 athletes representing 25 gyms registered to compete. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
