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  1. Trees Lost to Mena Tornado Being Replaced

    Thursday Nov 12 | 5NEWSonline.com

    Seven months after a tornado ripped through Mena, the city is getting some of its green back.

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    Related Topix: Polk County, AR, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

  2. ObituariesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Gainesville Daily Register

    ... Gainesville, Marilyn Moore of Gainesville, Catherine and J.W. Bowling of Colbert, Okla. and Dorothy and J.W. Roberts of Mena Ark.; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great grandchildren and brother, Oscar Sikes of Lindsay. She is ... 1 comment

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  3. Missing teen's fate solved 55 years laterRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | The Arizona Daily Star

    ... she was murdered and aching to know who killed her. "It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. "All these 55 years, I guess ...

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  4. ReGreen Mena

    Tuesday Nov 10 | KTHV-TV Little Rock

    Melissa Dunbar-Gates talks with Kirby Williams of Diamond Bank about the efforts to "re-green" Mena from the devastating tornado earlier this year.

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  5. River gives us warningRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Monroe News Star

    ... weekend vacationers or outdoorsmen. The river holds its charms along the full extent of its 605-mile course, from Mena, Ark. to Jonesville. But the river can turn on you, too. Ask anyone who has set down their stakes too close. Ask those who ...

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  6. Woman in cold case ID'dRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Amarillo.com

    ... month when authorities announced the identification. "It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. "All these 55 years, I ...

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  7. Missing Ariz. teen's family finally knows her fateRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Lincoln Daily News

    ... week when authorities announced the identification. "It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. "All these 55 years, I guess ...

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  8. Actor, stuntman Kenny Kerman diesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Hollywood Reporter

    ... Kerman, who parlayed a love for motorcycles into an acting career, died Sept. 9 of a heart attack while on a ride near Mena, Ark. He was 73. Kerman appeared in more than 20 films, including "House of Sand and Fog" (2003) and "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries, Movies, Entertainment, Entertainment

  9. Police: teen missing since '54 was slainRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Slam Sports

    ... month when authorities announced the identification. 'It was just complete and utter shock,' said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. 'All these 55 years, I ...

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  10. Family learns fate of Phoenix teen who vanished 55 years agoRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | ABC15.com

    ... month when authorities announced the identification. "It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. "All these 55 years, I ...

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  11. Police determine teen missing since 1954 was slainRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Star Tribune

    ... month when authorities announced the identification. "It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter. "All these 55 years, I ...

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    Related Topix: Colorado, US Politics, US News

  12. Jane Doe family grateful to community, investigatorsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | LongmontFYI

    ... I decided she was just living the rich life somewhere and didn't want us in her life,' said Ashman, who now lives in Mena, Ark. 'I sort of put it in an abstract. Ashman was 13 when 17-year-old Dot disappeared. Although she is 69 now and Howard would ...

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  13. Kitsap Coroner Officially Identifies Woman Found Dead in IllaheeRead the original story

    Monday Nov 2 | Kitsapsun.com

    ... the investigation by sheriff's detectives. An autopsy was conducted Sunday. Long reportedly split her time between Mena, Ark., where she and husband Jerry Long shared a home, and the Pacific Northwest, where her family lives. She fronted the outfit ...

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    Related Topix: Kitsap County, WA, Poulsbo, WA

  14. Bremerton homicide victim was country musicianRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | WMC-FM

    ... up Whatta Band. The Kitsap Sun reports she split her time between Bremerton to be near her family in the Northwest, and Mena, Ark., where she shared a home with her husband Jerry Long. Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/

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    Related Topix: Kitsap County, WA

  15. Motorcycle stuntman Ken Kerman diesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Variety.com

    ... Gun 2 1/2," died Sept. 9. Kerman drove off a cliff after suffering a heart attack while riding his motorcycle near Mena, Ark. He was 73. Kerman appeared in films including "House of Sand and Fog," "Volcano," and "The Sensei." His TV credits include ...

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  16. Bremerton homicide victim was country musician who also had home in ArkansasRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | KFSM-TV Fort Smith

    ... Whatta Band. The Kitsap Sun reports she split her time between Bremerton to be near her family in the Northwest, and Mena, Ark., where she shared a home with her husband Jerry Long. ___ Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/ Text ...

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  17. Kitsap Coroner Officially Identifies Woman Found Dead in IllaheeRead the original story

    Monday Nov 2 | Kitsapsun.com

    ... the investigation by sheriff's detectives. An autopsy was conducted Sunday. Long reportedly split her time between Mena, Ark., where she and husband Jerry Long shared a home, and the Pacific Northwest, where her family lives. She fronted the outfit ...

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    Related Topix: Kitsap County, WA, Poulsbo, WA

  18. God's Pit Crew: Relying on faith and frugalityRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 1 | Messenger

    ... to local organizations. In the past year, the Crew has responded to five major disasters across the U.S.: tornadoes in Mena, Ark.; ice storms in Madisonville, Ky.; and floods in North Dakota, West Virginia and Georgia. They also delivered 45,000 ...

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  19. Much-Loved Country Musician Feared Dead in Illahee Mobile Home FireRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 31 | Kitsapsun.com

    ... might be gone. Julie Franco said Long split time between here, where her children, grandchildren and mother live, and Mena, Ark., where she and her husband, Jerry Long, shared a home. Julie Franco described Paymela Faye Long as "wonderful." The ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Kitsap County, WA

  20. Bus Passengers Delayed for HoursRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 28 | WTOK-TV Meridian

    ... have to go. I don't have anything to do with that. It really upset me," said Patricia Stewart, who was trying to get to Mena, Ark., for an emergency. "I mean, my daughter has, she's panicking. She's already called me six times on the phone." A ...

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