Stories from Thursday, March 3, 2011

A Mountain Home man was arrested Feb. 18 in connection with a recent purse theft. Jason B, Slover, 37, faces one felony count for criminal possession of a financial transaction card. The case began Jan. 12 after city police received a report of a stolen purse. During their initial investigation, police learned that it contained a credit card that Slover allegedly tried to use at the local US Bank...

The 6th Annual Mr. MHHS Pageant will take place March 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the main gym at Mountain Home High School. This year eight senior boys will be competing for the title of Mr. MHHS 2011 and the scholarship that goes with the title, which is donated by local businesses...

The sounds of ethnic music filled the Elks Lodge as members of the local Basque population celebrated their culture during the 51st Annual Basque Sheepherders' Ball on Saturday. Located a few doors down from Mountain Home's historic Basque district, the evening featured food, music and dancing unique to this ethnic European culture...

The Mountain Home Tigers' boys basketball season ended last Tuesday, Feb. 22, with a district tourney loss to Kuna at Kuna. The game was a game of runs with Kuna coming out strong and taking a 14-4 lead into the second quarter. The second quarter belonged to Mountain Home as they battled back to within two at halftime, 24-22...