Pott. County Book & Office Supply, at 109 E. Main in Shawnee, has significant damage after the April 19 tornadoes. The western wall on the second and third stories was blown out, and part of the storefront window was broken, as was a second-story window. Also, a large pile of bricks from the 1907 building now fill the area next to it. Owners Terry and Mary Webb are waiting on their insurance's structural engineer report on the building to determine if they should make repairs.
Pott. County Book & Office Supply, at 109 E. Main in Shawnee, has significant damage after the April 19 tornadoes. The western wall on the second and third stories was blown out, and part of the storefront window was broken, as was a second-story window. Also, a large pile of bricks from the 1907 building now fill the area next to it. Owners Terry and Mary Webb are waiting on their insurance's structural engineer report on the building to determine if they should make repairs.
Due to the April 19 tornadoes, the Heavenly Grind Coffee Company will be moving from their 1836 N. Kickapoo location to downtown Shawnee at 8 E. Main, according to their Facebook post. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Boomarang Diner, at 9 W. Main in Shawnee, has been closed since Jan. 24, when a nearby demolition caused damage to their building. Then, the Boomarang location at 400 W. MacArthur was one of many businesses struck in the April 19 tornadoes. No comment was made from the Boomerang headquarters by press time. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
The tornado that made its way through downtown Shawnee on April 19 blew off several roofs and knocked out the power for all.
But it seemed to single out one building more than the others.
Pott. County Book and Office Supply at 109 E. Main had its western wall on the upper two stories blown out, its bricks removed on that side and deposited in the empty lot next to it, and th...
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