Stories from Monday, December 15, 2008

The Mountain Home Education Association recently asked its members to put together needs baskets for the local community. "We felt that food needs are always covered by the schools but how about helping out families by purchasing other items for them, such as toothpaste, shampoo and other items to just help a family out, " explained MHEA President Brian English...

Police have identified the man who robbed the Idaho Independent Bank in Mountain Home last week as James Keith McCaughan, 44. He is described as being 5'8", 200 lbs. with short reddish brown hair, a goatee and glasses. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck that says,"OUTLAW". He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved green sweatshirt, desert camouflage pants and Vans type skate boarder's shoe. More details will be available in Wednesday's Mountain Home News...

Authorities are currently asking for the public's help in locating a Mountain Home woman who has been missing since Saturday. No foul play is suspected, according to Det. Clint Andrus. "She did this once before in the '90s, and she was found four to five days later in Reno," Andrus said...