Stories from Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Santa is now collecting letters written to him by local children. Fire Chief Mark Moore, designated by Santa to be his head elf locally for helping answer mail to the North Pole, is checking the Santa's Mailbox set up outside of the Mountain Home News office every day now...

A group of 125 children from the Mountain Home area will bring some holiday joy to their families later this week during an event that helps them share in the spirit of giving. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in Mountain Home on Saturday, the local Shop With A Cop program helps children of families with extreme financial hardships buy gifts for their loved ones in time for Christmas, according to organizers...