READING, Kan. (AP) -- Residents of an east-central Kansas town hit hard by a tornado last year are seeing more signs of recovery.

More than half of the 101 homes and almost all of the businesses in Reading (REHD'-ing) were destroyed May 21 when the EF-3 tornado smashed parts of Lyon County. One person was killed.

KVOE-AM reports (http://bit.ly/p3FyTR ) that residents held ribbon-cuttings this week for three businesses. The Miracle Cafi and Citizens State Bank and Trust had both been closed by the tornado. The third business -- the Head, Hands and Feet Salon -- is new to the town.

Two churches are also being repaired. Reading's Methodist Church plans a rededication Feb. 19, and the Baptist church is getting new siding.