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Hope Small, Correspondent|Updated Dec 24, 2024

Fire claimed the iconic Kenna store and service station along U.S. 70 late Saturday afternoon. Investigators said Tuesday they don’t know the exact cause of the blaze but deemed it “suspicious.” Elida volunteer Fire Chief Darrell Chenault said firefighters were alerted to the fire at 4:58 p.m. on Saturday and the building was “fully engulfed by the time I got on scene.” Chenault said arson is a possibility. “It was either accidental or arson. There is no electricity...