Stories from Thursday, January 5, 2017

The Mountain Home Tigers wrestling team finished the year on a positive note following a strong finish at the Bonneville Duals tournament, which wrapped up Dec. 17. The high school team finished second out of 18 schools. During the two-day event, Pierce Mederios and Jonathan Kaiser posted 9-0 records to finish the tournament undefeated in their respective weight classes...

A Mountain Home teen remains hospitalized in fair condition following a sledding accident on Christmas Day. Christopher "C.J." Loucks, 15, was critically injured around 1 p.m. that day on the family's ranch on South 18th Street. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Students from the Mountain Home area will put their basketball skills to the test on Saturday during this year's hoop shoot competition. Hosted by Mountain Home Elks Lodge and held at Mountain Home Junior High School, the competition starts at 9 a.m. and requires participants to sink free throws with the hoop distance shortened for younger participants...