Stories from Saturday, April 15, 2017

Organizations will host a series of Easter egg hunts in Mountain Home and surrounding communities over the next several days. The Mountain Home Public Library’s annual Easter egg hunt is set for Friday with two separate hunts starting at 9:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library group, families will meet up in the library’s Geared Up Center for a short story before children hunt for eggs in the youth services department...

A California man remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail following a high-speed chase on the interstate that led to a drug bust on Thursday. Fabian Fretwell, 27, was initially charged with felony counts of attempting to use a vehicle to elude law enforcement officials and manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance along with two misdemeanor drug charges and a separate count of false imprisonment...

The total number of homes sold in Elmore County hit a 10-year high with the price of real estate continuing to steadily increase after the local real estate market crashed nearly a decade ago. The sale of 482 homes in 2016 represented a nine percent increase compared to figures from 2007 when the local real estate market peaked, according to information released last week by the Elmore County Board of Realtors...