Stories from Friday, November 4, 2011

The Mountain Home Farmer's Market recently donated $500 to the Richard McKenna Charter High School garden project. Led by Debbie Chandler, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency had sponsored the project, using land and water donated by Laverne Schroeder near the school...

Students at Hacker Middle School raised roughly $10,000 this month as part of a fundraiser that encourages academic excellence while benefitting their respective classrooms. The school's annual spell-a-thon started last month as fifth and sixth students prepared for a 100-word test based on high-frequency writing words middle school students use in normal conversations, according to Principal Nikki Cruser...

Two weeks after they placed in a regional competition, the Mountain Home High School Marching Band earned three trophies during a district event last month. Held annually at Bronco Stadium in Boise, the District III Marching Band Competition showcased 26 high school bands throughout the Treasure Valley...

The Mountain Home High School Talkin' Tigers novice debate team started the season on a positive note with a strong showing at the Meridian Novice Tournament last Saturday. Three Talkin' Tigers finished the tournament undefeated, while two others picked up awards as top speakers...

A former Elmore County man, who served 15 years in prison for a child sex abuse case here, and who was recently convicted in Malheur County, Ore., on 23 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse by possessing child pornography, was sentenced Oct. 26 to 514 months in prison -- more than 42 years...

Sunday will be time to "fall back" as Daylight Saving Time ends. It's the time everyone finally gets that 25-hour day they've needed. Officially, clocks should be reset from 2 a.m. on Sunday morning to 1 a.m. In practice, most people adjust their clocks before they go to bed on Saturday night...