Stories from Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Is it a hobby or an obsession? Ask Jason Lekvold, and he'll tell you that it's a little bit of both. An avid truck enthusiast, the local auto body handyman has spent the past 10 years restoring aging or damaged vehicles back to showroom condition. But in his spare time, he's used those skills to take his own roadster and turn it into a mean cruising machine...

Brandon Wilkinson shatters the rear window of a junker set up at Optimist Park during a car bash fundraiser on Saturday. Proceeds from the event benefited this year's senior celebration-- a post-graduation party geared for this year's senior class. Tickets are now on sale for the May 24 event at the front office at Mountain Home High School...

Somewhere out there is one student who could cost the Mountain Home School District $400,000. And the district worries it is getting close to finding him. At issue is Impact Aid money, a source of revenue that can vary each year but averages around $1.5 million in revenue to the district. It's money paid to school districts for students who are the children of federal employees...

Dear editor: Somebody enlighten me here, I still fail to understand liberal control of this country. How is a 17 trillion dollar debt, enroute to 18 now, considered some sort of "recovery?" Isn't counterfeiting, v.s. just printing up more money, the same thing?...

With several recovery groups in town meeting in buildings around town with only one assessable for people who are physically challenged. We would like to get input on the possibility and support such as advice and see Just how great the demand is to open up one location to accommodate more meetings for several types of recovery groups in one assessable location...