Mena buries first of 3 tornado struck down
Meanwhile, cleanup well under way in city
As the cleanup continued in storm-ravaged Mena, Rick Lobner said goodbye to his wife.
- By Ginny LaRoe
April 10, 2009
Trace the tornado's path through the town
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Classes relocate in wake of storm
Mena Middle School set to be condemned
As many as 465 students in the Mena School District will have to attend school in either a local church or a school building 12 miles away in Hatfield after Th…
- By Mike Linn
Mena church a haven for 2nd time
Families worship where they found shelter in tornado
For the storm survivors who filed into this battered town's Catholic church on Sunday, the old, stone building held new meaning.
- By Ginny LaRoe
Mena cleans up the mess
Tornado's aftermath mixes heartbreak with joy
Beautifully restored Victorian homes and the centuries-old oaks that shaded them sat in heaps along block after block.
- By Ginny LaRoe
Mena crews brace for new round of storms
Arkansas National Guard soldiers and state prisoner work crews in Mena removed debris Saturday while firefighters and volunteers from all over pitched in to he…
- By By Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press
Dawn shows Mena extent of storm's hit
3 killed, city in shambles; damage runs across state
When the sun rose over this remote mountain town Friday, the storm's destruction became painfully clear.
April 11, 2009