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The Range | Jan. 8, 2021

By • Jan 8, 2021
  • The Big Well Museum in Greensburg, Kansas, is a showcase of the town's biggest tourist attraction and its resilience after a devastating tornado in 2007.
    The Big Well Museum in Greensburg, Kansas, is a showcase of the town's biggest tourist attraction and its resilience after a devastating tornado in 2007.
    Lu Anne Stephens / KMUW

This week on The Range, we visit a small Kansas town that rebuilt its biggest tourist attraction, and itself, following a devastating tornado.

Plus, we talk with the mayor of Wichita about how the city is helping businesses survive the pandemic.

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