Stories from Wednesday, October 26, 2016

A military training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base next week is expected to temporarily disrupt satellite-aided navigation signals that's expected to affect Mountain Home and surrounding communities. Military officials overseeing the Gunfighter Flag exercise here will use jamming equipment that will shut down Global Positioning System signals from Nov. 1 to 4...

Water rights, the role of government and Constitutional freedoms took center stage as candidates running for county and state offices met with local voters during a political forum Oct. 18. The event at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge represented the final public outreach opportunity for those running for these elected positions prior to the Nov. 8 general election...

Jessica Petty, a kindergarten teacher at East Elementary School, watches as Tanner Thornsberry reads to his teacher with his mother listening nearby during parent-teacher conferences Thursday afternoon at the school. Parents across Mountain Home met with teachers for a progress report on their children just days after the district marked the end of the first semester of the school year...

A Meridian man remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail following his arrest Oct. 25 on drug charges. Cord C. Palmer, 25, was arrested by Elmore County sheriffs following a stop on a 2001 Volkswagen Passat in the 200 block of South 2nd East for a traffic violation...

Liam Lewellen plays one of a number of games and activities set up inside North Elementary gymnasium for health and wellness day Oct. 22.

A zombie apocalypse rises from the yard of Dr. Philip Damiani and Eric Hope, who received an overwhelming number of votes for outstanding exterior design during the Mountain Home News' annual 'Spooktacular' contest. Their home at 1430 Northeast Urwin St., which was incorrectly identified in the Oct. ...