Stories from Thursday, October 6, 2016

The Lady Tigers saw some mixed results the field during the second half of their regular season as they crushed Vallivue and Emmett but fell to Skyview last week. Mountain Home 5, Vallivue 2 Originally scheduled for Sept. 22, the Lady Tigers had to postpone their away game at Vallivue due to weather. ...

A loud rumbling sound that shook the ground in the Mountain Home area Saturday afternoon was likely connected to a sonic boom produced by a fighter jet from Mountain Home Air Force Base, a base official reported. Col. Jefferson O'Donnell, commander of the 366th Fighter Wing at the base, released a statement shortly after the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. that afternoon...

Mountain Home police issued an advisory Monday afternoon urging local residents to avoid being part of the "creepy clown" phenomenon that's popping up in communities across the United States. The issue began showing up on social media in recent weeks in which people are allegedly dressing up as clowns in an effort to scare people...

Ralph Warren Groefsema, age 90, passed away on Aug. 29, 2016, at Cedar Crest Care Center in Mountain Home of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Oct. 20, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and graveside inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery with military honors...

Karen Sasz, age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Mountain Home. She was born April 24, 1936, in Boise, Idaho, to Wiley Emerald "Mac" and Pauline McMurtrey. Karen grew up in Mountain Home on the family ranch with her five siblings. While in high school, she met and married Carter Jarrell Jr. who was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Their union produced four daughters: Jerrie, Carrie, Terri and Cheri. Together, they owned and operated Don's Texaco. Karen and Carter later divorced.