Stories from Thursday, December 11, 2014

The Mountain Home Tigers won just six basketball games all last season, but this year's team already has half that total after just three games. Mountain Home 87, Columbia 44 The Mountain Home Tigers opened their 2014-15 boys basketball season with an 87-44 win over the Columbia Wildcats last Tuesday night at Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers continued their shooting woes last week, dropping road games at Jerome and Eagle. Jerome 36, Mountain Home 12 Mountain Home had its problems getting the ball through the hoop last Tuesday night at Jerome, as the Lady Tigers fell to Jerome 36-12...

Abby Cottle stared at the wooden figures clustered together in the church's main hallway. With her older sisters urging the youngster to take a closer look, she reached out and touched the figurine wrapped in a blanket lying on top of a small pile of straw...

The public is being encouraged to attend the Wreaths Across America ceremony this Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at 10 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. The event, held in conjunction with the national Wreaths Across America program, is designed to remember the nation's veterans...

As the holiday season approaches, schools across the Mountain Home district will host two concerts next week. The music season begins Monday during a choir concert at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium at the high school. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that Trinity Mountain and Rocky Bar Roads are now closed to motorized vehicles. Barricades are in place at both roads as work begins to groom the trails around the mountain communities of Pine and Featherville due to winter conditions...