Stories from Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Concerns over a plan to restructure the city's parks and recreation department and rumors of its impact on local youth programs highlighted topics addressed by the city council during a meeting March 13. A group of concerned citizens attended the meeting to air questions regarding the decision to appoint two people to head different portions of the city agency following the recent retirement of former director Stan Franks...

Coming soon: A new look Starting April 1, the Mountain Home News web site will sport a very different look. Featuring a cleaner format, the stories and other information posted to the site at www.mountainhomenews.com will be easier to read for those who prefer to access the news from their mobile handheld devices...

A child from a Treasure Valley community drowned on Sunday after fast-moving river water swept him away from a camp site at the Willow Creek Trail Head off Blacks Creek Road. According to Sheriff Mike Hollinshead, the child and his family had stopped at the camp site to go sightseeing that day when the incident happened...

Elks offering scholarships Representatives with the Mountain Home Elks Lodge announced plans to offer three scholarships to graduating seniors in the local area. The Past Exalted Rulers will present a $500 scholarship to a Mountain Home senior planning to attend a vocational-technical or trade school during the 2017 to 2018 academic year. The scholarship is good for one year upon the student's graduation and is presented upon proof of enrollment in a post secondary education program...

The world of magic returns to Mountain Home next month as Mountain Home Arts Council sponsors the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "Aladdin." A casting call for children interested in being part of the musical begins at 3:45 p.m. April 3 at Mountain Home High School's Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...