Stories from Friday, March 2, 2018

On Thursday, Feb. 22, The Mountain Home Arts Council presented Living Voices: The Right to Dream featuring Obadiah Freeman from Bennett Mountain High School and Mountain Home High School students as well as a community audience in the evening, serving approximately 500. The powerful performances illuminated the struggle and sacrifice for civil rights in America by combining a dynamic solo performance with archival film and sound, bringing life to history...

Local homeschooled students were invited to the Mountain Home Historical Museum on Feb. 22 to learn about the local Shoshone Indian tribe. Museum director, Debbie Shoemaker, provided the children with a wealth of knowledge, and she was met with excellent questions and bright minds...

To honor the death of Reverend Billy Graham, President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation stating flags will be flown at half-mast on Mar. 2, the day of Reverend Graham's internment. Flags affected by this proclamation include the U.S. flag at the White House as well as any flag at public buildings and grounds, military posts, naval stations and naval vessel, U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices and any other U.S. facility abroad...