Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Representatives with American Legion Post 26 stopped by Hacker Middle School last week to emphasize the meaning of patriotism and the significance of the American flag. Members of the Mountain Home post continued a tradition that at one pointed remained absent in the local schools for years...

Ten students from Mountain Home High School will put their athletic, academic and personal skills to the test during a yearly event Thursday evening. The 13th Annual Mr. Mountain Home High School Pageant begins at 6 p.m. that day in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium with tickets available at the door...

A century of African American life, history and culture took center stage in Mountain Home during a celebration aimed at fostering a spirit of equality and unity for all people. Celebrating its 26th anniversary Friday evening, the Mountain Home Black History Banquet represents a legacy brought to life by a team of volunteers with a passion to pause each year to reflect on the accomplishment of all African Americans, said Dr. Mildred W. Ollee, who served as this year's guest speaker...

Dear editor -- My views and opinions on ISIS the terrorist group. I am not a politician or involved in politic. The views and opinions stated herein are from a regular man, disabled, and trying to make it through life. I have a lot of issues of my own to worry about and am not as current on the worlds affairs or it's state of disarray as I want to be. That said, here are my thoughts:...

Dear editor, In 1975 my then husband Larry and I decided to move to Idaho when he finished law school. One of my teaching colleagues in Little Rock said that I should apply to Mountain Home because it was a nice little town where he had been stationed...

Charles Raymond Draper, 75 of Grand View, died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 after a long illness. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Raymond was born on New Year's Day 1940 to Golden and Ruth Draper. He grew up in Ogden, Utah; and Nyssa, Ore., graduating from Nyssa High School in 1958...

Chance Shawn McKeel, 47 of Mountain Home, beloved husband of Frances Marie McKeel, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at The River of Life Family Worship Center located at 390 North 11th East St. in Mountain Home on Feb. 27, 2015, at 1 p.m. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.