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Mena Superintendent Diann Gathright said Wednesday it will be two years before her district completely recovers.
An April 9 tornado killed three people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures.
The destruction of Mena Middle School forced officials to move students to a school that had been closed. Gathright says those students will move into the old high school once a new high school is built.
Rich Mountain Community College President Wayne Hatcher says the college faces long-term repairs, but students and staff members have returned.
Damage has been estimated at $3.4 million to the college and $9.2 million to the school district.
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