Stories from Wednesday, August 31, 2016

In an announcement Thursday afternoon, Mayor Rich Sykes and other city officials had reached a tentative decision on who will serve as Mountain Home's next fire chief. Capt. Mark Moore was one of four firefighters that were under final consideration to lead the city fire department...

The 56th annual Air Force Appreciation Day in Mountain Home -- the community's largest celebration -- kicks off the morning of Sept. 10. The event is designed to honor the men and women stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base and to recognize all uniformed members of the U.S. armed forces...

Threats of a pending lawsuit against the city prompted Mayor Rich Sykes to look at ways law enforcement could reduce its presence in local bars. Raymond Bartowski, owner of the Stockyard Bar in the city's downtown area, threatened to file the suit after claiming that the presence of officers in his bar was significantly affecting his business, according to the mayor...

Dear editor, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul would like to thank the community for another successful year of the Summer Feeding Program Picnic in the Park. Almost 9,700 free lunches were served to hungry children in the Mountain Home community this summer...