Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The Mountain Home Community Black History Committee celebrated its 30th Anniversary during this year's Annual Black History Banquet on the evening of Feb. 15. This year’s theme was “The Black Migration.” According to the evening's program the Black History Committee was the idea of Sergeant David Douglas from Mountain Home Air Force Base. ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 12 the final jury selection began in the murder trial of Paula Ferbrache in Aug. of 2017. Accused and standing trial is Scott Eugene Riggs who has been charged with Murder in the First degree and has been incarcerated throughout the legal process. ...

The Mountain Home City Council met on Feb. 11. During the meeting Sheriff Mike Hollinshead presented MHPD Chief of Police Conner an award, a public hearing about a waste water increase was held and a presentation regarding leasing ground at the city airport was given...

Dear Editor , This letter is to thank our Mountain Home St. Luke's Elmore Hospital for saving my life. I went to the emergency room on Sunday, 1/13/19, with what I thought was bronchitis. They checked me out, and the X-ray showed I had pneumonia. The Emergency Room staff started treatment, and the next day (Monday), I was taking a nap when I apparently went into a "Does Not Respond" (DNR) mode. ...