Stories from Friday, October 2, 2015

Officials from Mountain Home Air Force Base will hold their annual military retiree appreciation day to Oct. 9 at the Gunfighter Club on base. A story published in the Sept. 23 edition of the Mountain Home News listed an incorrect date. Open to military retirees in the local community, the event begins at 9 a.m. that day featuring briefings on topics including TRICARE benefits, legal services, casualty assistance and veterans benefits...

Cultures from Europe and from around the globe will take center stage as the city hosts the Second Annual Mountain Home Highland Games and World Fair. Scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 in Carl Miller Park, the free event will feature adult and children's activities as well as food, music and craft vendors...

Some teams won while others dealt with losses as Mountain Home Optimist Football's fall season entered its fourth week on Saturday. Inventive Products of Mountain Home fell to Foothills, 0-22, as the 12 year olds battled it out in the senior division...

Jim L. Hendershot (Shot/Hard Sarge) beloved husband, father, papa, and friend passed away on Sept. 30, 2015, due to complications from a long, hard fight with pancreatic cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located in Mountain Home...