Stories from Wednesday, February 3, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News An disabled Army veteran from Mountain Home had one of his dreams come true last Tuesday when he received the keys to his very own custom-built home. Ken Brewer, admits the whole process was a long, exhausting journey of paperwork and perseverance...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The Mountain Home school board appointed a new trustee while approving plans to waive most class fees in the new academic year and looked at the possibility of raising the breakfast and lunch prices at local schools during a meeting last month...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Weeks of uncertainty came to an end Thursday evening after the Western Elmore County Recreation District directors voted to cancel construction of a community recreation center in Mountain Home. Last week's special meeting started with an announcement that Brian Peterson, the district's long-time legal counsel, had resigned from that position earlier in the day...

Dear editor, Once upon a time, back when the earth was green and I was 17, I sat in a Marine Corps recruiting office with wild anticipation, while the recruiter went through his "sales pitch", highlighted by a well-composed color portfolio of potential duty assignments. ...