Stories from Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Hundreds of airmen from Mountain Home Air Force Base were greeted with cheers and tears Thursday after they returned home following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. Those that returned that evening included pilots, weapons systems officers and aircraft maintenance specialists from the 389th Fighter Squadron and 366th Maintenance Group...

An open house Thursday evening at the city's main fire station will culminate a yearly observance aimed at promoting fire prevention and safety. The Mountain Home Fire Department joined forces with stations across the United States to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week, which officially began Monday...

Sunny skies and warmer temperatures drew thousands of people to downtown Mountain Home to celebrate an annual tradition on Saturday. Celebrating its 17th year, the community's Fall Harvest Festival marked the unofficial end of southern Idaho's yearly farming season...

Dear editor: I read with interest your editorial dated Sept. 25 called Time for the Crises to End. I agree it should end as the people do not want socialism as Obama does. Obamacare is a socialistic program that is not wanted in America. We are a free nation. ...

The three candidates for the two open positions on the Mountain Home City Council in November's election are expected to participate in a political forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce tonight (Oct. 9). The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountain Home Public Library meeting room...

The Mountain Home Police have located the person of interest in an ongoing burglary investigation and determined that he has no connection in this case. The suspect and his father went to the police department after seeing the young man's picture in the media. He did not, apparently, have any knowledge of or connection with the case...