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Open House Marks Anniversary of Deadly Tornado

OTTAWA/NAPLATE IL – Today marks one year since a deadly EF-3 tornado struck Ottawa and Naplate causing wide-spread damage. An open house is being held this evening at Naplate Village Hall. Residents will remember the night of the storm and the progress made in rebuilding, those who died, along with Naplate Mayor Jim Rick, who passed away earlier this month. The Village hall will be open to the public to walk through and view a slideshow. A ceremony will begin at 7:00 pm featuring mayors and first responders. They will also unveil a rendering of a stone to be placed on Ottawa Avenue commemorating the bringing together of the two communities,  The storm system brought ten different tornadic events in an outbreak that began around 4:30 in the afternoon on February 28th of 2017. The largest of the twisters touched down near the LaSalle County Nursing Home and continued its path of destruction through Naplate and the south side of Ottawa. 76-year-old Wayne Tuntland and 31-year-old David Johnson both of Ottawa were killed when a tree was uprooted and fell on them in the 400 block of State Street.

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