Stories from Friday, March 8, 2013

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers open their 2013 softball season at home Thursday against Emmett. Ron Nicolosi takes over as head coach of the Lady Tigers, who will be out to improve upon last year's 10-15 record. Nicolosi was a bit disappointed in the turnout for the softball program this year, but indicates what they lack in quantity, they make up for in quality...

Students at Richard McKenna Charter High School gained a new appreciation for maps and navigation tools through a new class that honed these traditional skills. The school's map skills class took students back to the basics of reading various types of maps and how to use a compass with less emphasis on computer-based technology. It also helped them translate and interpret various lines and symbols included in the myriad of maps people regularly use in different careers...

The 1950s--a time of white picket fences, Leave It to Beaver -- and Shakespeare? The Mountain Home High School Encore Company will present its imaginative production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, set in the 1950s with a sci-fi twist, in the MHHS gym March 14-16, with shows beginning at 7 p.m...