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A WEEK IN PICTURES:
Firefighters battled a blaze on De Queen Street in downtown Mena on Tuesday, August 7th.
FIRE DESTROYS SANDERS MOVING COMPANY BUILDING S hortly after noon on Tuesday, August 7th, Mena firefighters responded to a fire at the Sanders Moving and Storage Company on De Queen Street in downtown Mena. When firemen arrived, they discovered smoke coming from the building. A short time later, observers witnessed smoke and flames coming from the top of the building. Firefighters worked to contain the fire and prevented it from spreading to other buildings in the area. Surrounding businesses were evacuated and City Hall was closed due to the amount of smoke in the downtown area. The Mena Fire Department received mutual aid from the Ink, Cherry Hill, Potter, and Dallas Valley fire departments. Southwest EMS was also on the scene administering first aid to firefighters. Several firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion as they battled the blaze. The building was a total loss. The cause of the fire is unknown, but is still under investigation.
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Football fans got a look at the 2018 Mena Bearcats on Thursday, August 9th.
ESCAPED INMATES CAPTURED
olk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer reported two inmates who escaped from the Hodgen, Oklahoma prison on Wednesday, August 8th, were back in custody.About 10 p.m. on August 8th, Sheriff Sawyer notified the public that two inmates had escaped from the prison, which is located in Hodgen, Oklahoma. Sheriff Sawyer and Polk County
deputies patrolled the area around Rich Mountain and Eagleton. Sawyer also recommended residents lock their cars and remove their keys. The two imates were back in custody about midnight. The inmates were identified as 26-yearold Joel Cross and 34-year-old Eddie Tolleson.
DOZER ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF MENA RESIDENT
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Rodeo fans enjoyed the 2018 Rodeo Parade Thursday, August 9th on Mena Street.
bulldozer accident on August 7th in New Hope resulted in the death of an 85-year-old Mena man. According to the Pike County Sheriff's Department, the accident occurred at a construction site just off of Tollett road. The emergency call at 2:41 p.m. stated that a dozer had run over a worker on a poultry house pad construction site. The report states that Estes (Buster) Eugene
Dennis had been operating the dozer in a lower area and was in the process of coming back to the top of the site when he drove over a pile of dirt, lifting the dozer to a near vertical position. When the dozer broke over it did so hard enough to throw Dennis out of the seat and onto the right side track. The equipment was in a forward gear and kept moving. As the track DOZER ACCIDENT CONTINUED ON PAGE 6