Stories from Thursday, September 27, 2018

During the September meeting of the Mountain Home School District Board meeting administrative staff from local schools got up to share good news coming from their buildings. Nikki Cruser, principal at West Elementary, was first to speak about school librarian Bonnie Phillips. ...

Do you have jars of pennies around your house or office? How about a cup holder in your car overflowing with loose change? Why not put that change towards a good cause? The Backpack Bridge is now holding a penny drive in order to help purchase any left over classroom needs in Mountain Home. The goal is to fill 5 gallon buckets to the brim with pennies...

On Sept. 21 the Mountain Home Tigers Football team took on the Kimberly Bulldogs in a non-conference game at home. The Bulldogs scored first and converted a two point conversion to go up 8-0. The Tigers answered back with a touchdown of their own, but failed to convert. Kimberly made a 34 yard field goal extending their lead to five points in the first quarter.For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

On Sept. 24 a continuance on a Preliminary Hearing was scheduled for John Stafford. At the beginning of the hearing Stafford's lawyer Aaron Tribble informed Judge Theodore Fleming that his client had agreed to waive his right to a hearing due to an agreement that had been made with the state to not argue the defense’s request to drop the bond amount.For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...