Stories from Friday, May 18, 2007

In the coming weeks, the Mountain Home News will launch a new and improved website at www.mountainhomenews.com that will feature daily news updates and expanded community information, local sports coverage, the addition of multimedia content like video coverage of news events, a photo gallery and classified advertisements...

A string of recent thefts in the city have prompted the Mountain Home Police Department to seek help from citizens who may witness suspicious activity and to also offer tips on how to avoid being a victim of theft. The thefts have occurred in several different areas of the city, according to police spokesman Rick Viola, and detectives are currently pursuing some leads...

The City Council has postponed a decision on an emergency moratorium that would halt the issuance of building permits for multifamily residential construction projects in Mountain Home for six months. The council was scheduled to vote on the moratorium at a special meeting on Friday but has delayed voting on the issue until they have the opportunity to discuss the proposed moratorium more in-depth and perhaps schedule a public hearing where comments on the issue could be presented by members of the community that might be affected by the emergency moratorium.. ...