Stories from Sunday, August 21, 2016

Todd Monasterio watches as his dog, Diesel, leaps into the water to retrieve a frisbee during this year's dog pool party held Sunday afternoon at the city's outdoor swimming pool at Richard Aguirre Park. Dozens of owners brought their canine companions to the pool throughout the afternoon to enjoy a break from the summertime heat. The yearly pooch party was the final event held at the city pool before it closed for the season...

The Friends of the Mountain Home Public Library will celebrate the debut of a new effort on Thursday that promotes reading while helping raise money for the city library. The Sunflower Book Nook represents a "permanent book sale" project headed by the library friends group expands its existing book sales that happen at the front desk...