Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 2013

For their ability to far exceed expectations in the fine arts, students from Mountain Home High School earned recognition for their achievements during a ceremony April 23 at the school. The Eighth Annual Creative Art Awards Show presented awards to nearly two dozen students representing musicians, actors, writers and artists from various school programs and clubs...

Students representing the local high school and junior high school choirs will take the stage later this month for their final public performance of the season. The choir concert will start at 7 p.m. May 20 in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium at Mountain Home High School...

Dear editor: I thought I was going to just see my grand-daughter and a few of her friends getting their prom pictures taken at Legacy Park. Driving towards the park, there were cars parked all along the street and down the entryway, so I assumed there was a large event going on also. ...

Dear editor: Our many thanks to Steve Roberts for taking care of our cemetery. He has really done a wonderful job. It will take a lot out of anyone filling his shoes and responsibilities. He has retired after 35 years with the city of Mountain Home...

Dear editor: It appears from your news that the Bureau of Indian Affairs won't be redeeming an old reputation very soon in Idaho. I find it nearly impossible to believe that a private individual of native culture is having difficulty giving land to his tribe. Can I say "unconstitutional?" This is terrible, if true...

Dear editor: Can somebody please tell me what kind of world we live in when everything revolves around money? When some folks don't have the money for an expensive lawyer, a judge can decide the people who have a lawyer must be great people, without even knowing them...

Mountain Home officials launched an effort last Wednesday aimed at helping control weeds and overgrown brush in hard-to-reach areas of the city. More than two dozen goats were released in the storm water pond area on American Legion Boulevard next to the Red Pavilion Restaurant...