Another Clinton Scandal Oct 15, 2009
Clinton came over to him and "whispered, leaning over, 'Did you see that?'" Branch said no. Nonetheless, he dutifully records Clinton's version of our encounter: "Emmett Tyrrell, publisher of The American Spectator (actually, I am editor-in-chief), had slipped through the partition to ask whether Clinton had read his new article, 'The Arkansas Drug Shuttle.'" Branch describes the piece as one that "vouched for the most lurid anti-Clinton fantasies in circulation, about how the former governor... (Townhall.com)
Foundation gives F's to 9 Ark. systems, A's to 17 Aug 24, 2009
Districts awarded A's were Bentonville, Bismarck, Bryant, Conway, Dardanelle, Fayetteville, Greenwood, Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mena, Mountainburg, Parkers Chapel, Pottsville, Salem, Scranton, Searcy and Valley View. Only Valley View is in the Delta region. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Obituaries 8/4/09 (341) Aug 6, 2009
Survivors include one son, Bobby Wayne Strader of Pleasant Hope, Mo; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley Fay and Larry Joe Miller of Paragould; and two sisters, Betty Ruth Owens of Mena and Rebecca Ann Yates of Nixa, Mo. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several other relatives and caring friends. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Backtalk wins Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Jul 31, 2009
Backtalk, ridden by Miguel Mena, captures the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs Thursday. (New York Racing Association/AP). (Hudson Register Star, NY)
At least 1 Arkansas GM dealer gets cut May 16, 2009
Bob Carver in Mena already knows that pain _ Chrysler picked his dealership as one to cut in Arkansas. "I don't think anybody knows what's going to happen," Carver said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Falcons set to compete in state meet May 16, 2009
In all, Kinser has 12 athletes competing in 18 different events at Acorn, located near Mena and the Oklahoma-Arkansas state border, and he feels his boys team has a legtimate shot at medaling (top three) in several events. Weve got a lot of guys out. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Chrysler moves to eliminate 8 Arkansas dealers May 15, 2009
Bob Carver's Cars s in Mena. Cook Jeep Chrysler Inc. in Little Rock. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Monticello, Stuttgart sustain storm damage May 7, 2009
Locally, more than 5 inches of rain fell in a band from south of Mena in Polk County to Bismarck in Hot Spring County to Sparkman in Dallas County, the National Weather Service said. Golf-ball sized hail was spotted in Sheridan, while quarter-sized hail was reported in Clark, Conway, Hot Spring and Yell counties, forecasters said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Fed'l officials: 3 Ark. counties disaster areas Apr 28, 2009
Storms hit the area hard on April 9, including a tornado that struck Mena and killed three people. The disaster declaration triggers the release of federal funds for individual assistance to people who suffered from the storms, the news release said. (KSLA.com, LA)
RED CROSS MAKES IMPRESSION Apr 19, 2009
Bettye Johnson, who handles Southeast Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross public affairs, said that the chapter was on standby to assist in Mena, but was not called in after further deliberation. The chapter volunteers stayed in Ashley and Drew counties. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Church Bells Ring Sunday In Tornado-Ravaged Town Apr 14, 2009
(April 12, 2009)--Church bells rang Sunday across the tornado-damaged town of Mena in west Arkansas as hard rains and thunder overtook Easter hymns ... Although he acknowledged Mena as a community was "weak and vulnerable" now, he urged them not to forget they had the power of God on their side. (KWTX.com, TX)
After deadly twisters, devastated towns in Arkansas and Tennessee struggle to recover Apr 13, 2009
Utility crews worked to restore power yesterday in Mena, Ark ... Even among the bread wafers offered for Holy Communion, a small twig stuck out - a remnant of the tornado Thursday night that blew through the Catholic parish and the rest of Mena, killing three people, injuring 30 more ... In Arkansas, an early-morning thunderstorm dumped torrents of rain on Mena, a Ouachita Mountain town of 5,700 people just across the state line with Oklahoma. (Boston Globe)
Tornado survivor: ‘Sounded like 7 freight trains’ Apr 13, 2009
Tornado survivor: Sounded like 7 freight trains. A tornado hit Funkhouser s home in Murfreesboro, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, on Friday, part of severe storms that spawned tornadoes across the Southeast blamed for three deaths and dozens of injuries. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
* Tennessee governor views tornado damage Apr 13, 2009
On Thursday night, a black funnel cloud packing winds of at least 219kph descended on the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, leaving at least three dead, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes ... Crews have already used 1,000 tarps to cover damaged roofs, and workers are struggling to keep perishables refrigerated because power is still out in Mena. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Spring Storm, Tornado Kill 1 in S.C. Apr 12, 2009
(AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)On Thursday night, a black funnel cloud packing winds of at least 136 mph descended on the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, killing at least three, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes. (Left: Kendall Lott walks in front on his tornado-damaged home, Friday, April 10, 2009, in Mena, Ark. (CBS News)
Five killed as twisters tear through South Apr 12, 2009
residents of Mena, Arkansas, inspect damage from the tornado that killed three people ... On Friday a twister hit the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, killing at least three, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Tornadoes wreak havoc in US Apr 12, 2009
Kendall Lott walks in front on his tornado-damaged home on Friday in Mena, Arkansas. PHOTO: AP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rain hope for US wildfire states Apr 12, 2009
Three more people died in Mena, Arkansas, in a tornado late on Thursday. Other tornadoes and high winds were reported across several states. (BBC News)
Reported tornado kills 2 Apr 12, 2009
On Thursday night, a black funnel cloud descended on the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, killing at least three, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes ... As daylight broke Friday in Mena, pink insulation hung like cherry blossoms from the sheared branches of century-old maples. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
DEATHS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2009 (44) Apr 12, 2009
Anita Vazquez and her husband Edgar of Mena, Ark. one sister: Mary Lillian Webb of Argyle, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Tornadoes hit Tennessee, Arkansas Apr 11, 2009
Here, a man walks past a tree wrapped in sheet metal and insulation in Mena, Ark. Danny Johnston / AP More. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Twisters Take Lives In Ark., Tenn. Apr 11, 2009
On Thursday night, a black funnel cloud descended on the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, killing at least three, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes ... As daylight broke Friday in Mena, pink insulation hung like cherry blossoms from the sheared branches of century-old maples ... Authorities conducted a house-to-house search Friday in Mena. (CBS News)
Tornadoes rip Southeast, leveling homes, killing two Apr 11, 2009
A fraternal lodge in Mena, Ark. was in ruins yesterday after a tornado struck the town late Thursday. (Boston Globe)
Tornado roars through Arkansas town, kills 3 Apr 11, 2009
AP An unidentified man walks past a tree wrapped in sheet metal and insulation in a Mena, Ark ... LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) At least three people were killed and two dozen injured on Thursday night when a tornado smashed through Mena, Arkansas, officials said on Friday ... Mena, with a population of 5,600, is the seat of Polk County, on the Arkansas border with Oklahoma, and is about 130 miles west of Little Rock, the state capitol. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Fire, tornados blast US Apr 11, 2009
Three people were killed and 23 were hurt after a tornado touched down in the town of Mena on Thursday evening, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said. The storms damaged more than 150 homes and businesses in 11 Arkansas counties. (iAfrica.com)
Another roars through Arkansas town, kills 3... Apr 11, 2009
"Me and the dog ran to the bathroom when we saw it on the TV," said Rick Lanman, the manager of the Mena Airport ... Before first light Friday, a convoy of trucks from electric utilities streamed into Mena ... Authorities have not released the identities of those killed in Mena, a man and two women. (The Drudge Report)
Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency Apr 11, 2009
The twister roared through Mena, a small town in western Arkansas with a population of some 5,600, shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday. Half of the injuries were serious, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tornado kills at least 3 in U.S. state of Arkansas Apr 11, 2009
tornado-destroyed home is seen on Friday, April 10, 2009, in Mena, Ark ... The twister roared through Mena, a small town in western Arkansas with a population of some 5,600, shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Deaths, Injuries Reported As Tornadoes Touch Down Friday Apr 11, 2009
Another tornado struck the western Arkansas city of Mena Thursday night, killing three people. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Beebe taken aback by damage Apr 11, 2009
- Gov. Mike Beebe says he is taken aback by the scope of the tornado damage in Mena ... The tornado cut through Mena's industrial park. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Storm system hits southern US Apr 11, 2009
The storms killed two people in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday and three in the small Arkansas town of Mena on Thursday night ... Three people died when a tornado destroyed homes in Mena, Arkansas. (BBC News)
More Asia Pacific Stories World Headlines Deadly fires, tornadoes rage across US Apr 11, 2009
"We are in a search and rescue mode. We're going door to door, house to house looking for any potential people who are trapped in their homes." Three people were killed and 23 were hurt after a tornado touched down in the town of Mena on Thursday evening, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said. The storms damaged more than 150 homes and businesses in 11 Arkansas counties. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Tornado devastates small Arkansas town Apr 11, 2009
"Me and the dog ran to the bathroom when we saw it on the TV," said Rick Lanman, the manager of the Mena Airport ... Before first light today, a convoy of trucks from electric utilities streamed into Mena. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Two killed as line of storms rolls across South Apr 11, 2009
On Thursday night, a black funnel cloud descended on the western Arkansas hamlet of Mena, killing at least three, injuring 30 and destroying or damaging 600 homes. In Oklahoma Friday, a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed more than 50 homes that official said was intentionally set. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Tornado strikes small Arkansas town, killing 2 Apr 10, 2009
The county's small town of Mena was hardest hit, with what officials said was a direct hit by a tornado on the county courthouse in downtown ... Gov. Mike Beebe has dispatched 30 National Guard soldiers to Mena to help secure the area. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tornado in downtown Mena, minor injuries reported Apr 10, 2009
- Violent storms hit much of southwestern Arkansas on Thursday, with a tornado making "a direct hit" on the Polk County Courthouse and pelting part of Mena with apple-sized hail ... Renee Preslar, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Emergency Management, said Gov. Mike Beebe had authorized dispatch of 30 National Guard soldiers to Mena ... Preslar said the courthouse at Mena took "a direct hit" just after 8 p.m.. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Tornado hits Arkansas town Apr 10, 2009
MENA, Arkansas: A tornado has struck a small town in Arkansas, making a direct hit on the county's courthouse and causing minor injuries ... Arkansas state emergency spokeswoman Renee Preslar says the town of Mena was struck just after 8 pm. (India Times, India)
Tornado hits Arkansas town; two deaths reported Apr 10, 2009
Preslar says Mena was hardest hit, just after 8 p.m. Central time. The twister was part of a severe weather system steaming across Arkansas and Missouri on Thursday night. (WCAX.com, VT)
3 die as tornado, apple-sized hail hits Ark. Apr 10, 2009
Officials said the county courthouse in Mena, near the Oklahoma state line, suffered a direct hit from the tornado between 7:30 and 8 p.m. ... The National Weather Service reported that 3-inch diameter hail forecasters described it as apple-sized fell south of Mena just before the tornado hit downtown ... Ruptured gas main Gov. Mike Beebe has dispatched 30 National Guard soldiers to Mena to help secure the area. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
3 dead, at least 30 injured in Mena tornado; major businesses destroyed Apr 10, 2009
(AP) - The western Arkansas city of Mena has sustained major damage from a tornado that moved through last night, killing three people and injuring at least 30 ... Prosecutor Tim Williamson says two plants in Mena's industrial park were destroyed - a plastics manufacturer and an ice plant ... Downtown Mena was dark early this morning, with only the blue lights of police cruisers illuminating the streets. (KSLA.com, LA)
Veterans clinic to open by Sept. 30 (423) Apr 1, 2009
A Mena physician's group won the contract for that veteran's clinic and built a new building. The clinic was originally scheduled to open no later than 2011. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Ark. man accused of sex with girl's dog and horse Mar 21, 2009
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition. man accused of sex with girl's dog and horse. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Hatchet-wielding man shot, killed at Ark. jail Mar 11, 2009
Christopher Allen Anderson, 23, of Mena entered the jail around 12:30 a.m. and demanded a female jailer leave her post, Polk County Sheriff Mike Oglesby said ... After Anderson refused to drop his weapons, deputies requested a Mena police officer come to the jail and use a Taser on him, Oglesby said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Hospital program could save lives of stroke victims Mar 5, 2009
DeWitt Hospital is now one of the newest members of the network, which includes McGehee-Desha County Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Distance Health, the state Health Department, Sparks Regional Medical System in Fort Smith, Booneville Community Hospital, Johnson Regional Medical Center and Mena Regional Health System. The purpose is to identify and treat stroke victims in the crucial first three hours, when the treatment can make a difference between... (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Tourists hit by Cairo bomb blast Feb 23, 2009
But news agencies have also quoted a report from the Egyptian state news service Mena, which said the bomb had exploded under a bench. The area was sealed off, as bomb disposal experts were sent in to defuse a second device which failed to explode. (BBC News -- Europe)
DEATHS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009 (1061) Feb 14, 2009
She was born Aug. 13, 1944, in Mena, Ark. She was a retired dental assistant, hair dresser, bank secretary and was a member of Christ Church in Monticello and was the daughter of the late U.L. Atkison and Thelma D. Smedley Atkison. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Viewpoint: Honeymoon over for Obama and Fidel Feb 11, 2009
isurdoc wrote on Feb 9, 2009 7:59 PM:" MJS WROTE: BARRY SEAL - Drug running pilot out of Mena, Arkansas. Death was no accident.Comment: Just a little side information for you. My Aunt, who is now dead, lived on the airport road near the Mena airport entrance. Many have said that Bill Clinton was at a meeting at Mena airport where he reportedly received 2 kilos of drugs smuggled from Colombia. My Aunt a retired schoolteacher told us at a get together that she sat on her front porch at night, as... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
