Stories from Thursday, October 1, 2015

While Pope Francis made his first visit to the United States last week, a unique team from Mountain Home Air Force Base helped protect the leader of the world's Catholic community. Three military working dog teams from the base were sent to New York City as part of the security detail to protect the pontiff...

A local business joins a regional effort spanning four states starting Thursday, Oct. 1, to help reduce hunger in the Mountain Home area. The Alliance Title and Escrow Corporation office here is one of dozens of branches located across the western United States participating in the "Closing the Hunger Gap" effort...

Nikki Milford from the Lady Tigers fights for control of the ball during Mountain Home's recent battle against Skyview. Despite their home field advantage, the Lady Tigers trailed Skyview during a narrow 2-1 loss. Mountain Home's varsity and junior varsity girls teams host Caldwell on Thursday, Oct. 1 before they close out their regular season Tuesday in a rematch against Skyview...

Mountain Home defensive lineman Taylor Ogaard goes for the tackle during the Tigers' battle against the Bishop Kelly Knights on Friday evening. The Knights rallied in the opening quarter with four touchdowns on their way to a 70-0 shutout against Mountain Home...

Two large running plays and a 35-yard pass weren't enough to help Mountain Home Junior High School's eighth grade football team overcome a 14-point deficit as they fell to Emmett on Sept. 15. Nickolas Rojas completed a 20-yard run while Landon Bliss added another 16-yard run for the seventh grade Tigers, who made their debut this season...