Governor Parson And A Missouri State Senator Visit Tornado Ravaged Southeast Missouri
April 6, 2023 5:55AM CDT
In this May 7, 2020 file photo, Gov. Mike Parson, left, talks with store manager Ron Schuman, right, during a tour of the Orscheln Farm & Home store in Jefferson City, Mo. Parson was visiting the store to promote the end of a stay-at-home order he had issued because of the coronavirus pandemic. Midwest governors credit their lack of restrictions for low unemployment rates, but economists and others say other factors might be more important in the states low jobless rates. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
(MISSOURINET) – A tornado tore through southeast Missouri’s Bollinger (bowl-ling-gerr) County yesterday – killing at least five people and injuring several others.
Governor Mike Parson and State Senator Holly Thompson Rehder (ray-derr), who represents Bollinger County, were in the Glenallen area to view the damage.
Glenallen’s population is less than 100 people.
