Stories from Wednesday, January 20, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News About 75 people came together for a prayer breakfast on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a holiday dedicated in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The hall at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge was packed with local civic, religious and military leaders as well as many residents wishing to honor the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968...

An effort aiming to dissolve the Western Elmore County Recreation District faced a setback after a petition submitted earlier this month lacked enough valid signatures. Headed by a local group titled "Stop the Madness," the petition seeks to gain public support that, if successful, would disband the local taxing district...

Family, friends, teachers and school officials gathered to pay tribute to former students and community leaders for their contributions to Mountain Home High School during a ceremony Saturday evening. The high school's second annual athletic hall of fame induction ceremony included nine individuals, including all-star athletes and former coaches...

Dear editor, You are concerned about our children not having a place to go without our recreation building (Mountain Home News Jan. 13 editorial). The lack of the construction also affects us older people, too. We would like a place to walk in any weather where it would be safe and help near if we fell or had a health problem, and eventually a swimming pool to exercise in...

Dear editor, The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry would like to thank Joy Snyder and the Caldwell Transportation Company for helping restock our pantry shelves through their Stuff the Bus campaign. Due to their efforts and the generosity of our community, we were able to fill our shelves...