Stories from Thursday, March 12, 2009

(NewsUSA) - This year, more than 232,000 Americans will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the most common cancer among males. If caught early, prostate cancer is very treatable and usually curable. There often are no signs of the disease, but some patients may notice changes in urinary flow, pain when urinating and blood in the urine. ...

(NewsUSA) - Seafood is a smart choice for moms who want their kids to have a lifetime of good health. Speaking of smart, experts agree that seafood is an important part of healthy brain development, so much, in fact, that it's often referred to as "brain food."...

(NewsUSA) - American homes aren't as secure as we think. Among natural disasters -; floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides, earthquakes, wildfires and kitchen fires and broken pipes, most homeowners will see their properties damaged. But homeowners can take steps to help protect their possessions from disaster, natural or otherwise...

(NewsUSA) - Most of us can get behind saving the environment. However, the trick to becoming more green lies in choosing activities that easily fit into your current lifestyle so that it becomes effortless. With that in mind, here are some tips for going green at work, and bringing a few co-workers along for the ride:...

There is an interesting visitor appearing on the lawns of Mountain Home residents in the middle of night, and it's raising a few eyebrows. A Purple toilet is being placed in front yards of homes or businesses as a fundraiser for the 2009 Relay For Life...

Are you in favor of a nuclear power plant in Elmore County? Yes: 44.4% (241 votes) No: 51.6% (280 votes) I Don't Know?: 4.1% (22 votes) 543 votes cast

Delbert L. York, 72 of Mountain Home, passed away on March 11, 2009 at his home following an illness. Per his request, no services are planned. Cremation under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Our dad, Delbert was born on June 14, 1936, in Mountain Home to Ralph and Lila York. ...

Brian English, president of the MHEA, presents to city Library Director Louise House a copy of Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" for Read across America Day. The Mountain Home Education Association recently presented to each elementary school and the city library a copy of "Cat in the Hat," by Dr. Seuss...

Barbara Cobos of Mountain Home has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in a bank fraud scheme at her place of employment, Zion Bank in Eagle. The sentencing in U.S. District Court Tuesday came following a plea bargain agreement that had been reached in March 2006. Cobos had been a loan officer at the bank who had conspired with developer Chris Upchurch to issue 49 residential construction loans, for which Upchurch could not qualify...