Stories from Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Mountain Home Tigers' first week of basketball action in the new year saw them continue to show improvement, but did not produce any victories in three conference games. Middleton 59, Mountain Home 48 The Tigers started strong, and battled tough all night, but an inability to hit shots, especially from the free throw line did them in Tuesday night, as they lost to the Vikings 59-48 in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

Another night of poor shooting from the field hindered the Mountain Home Lady Tigers last Wednesday as they came up short against Middleton, 52-41, during a home game at Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium. The Lady Tigers came out aggressive on defense, fighting the state's third-ranked 4A team to a seven-point tie after a quarter...

Officials with the Mountain Home Animal Shelter are reminding dog and cat owners to renew their annual licenses for these pets. According to city ordinance, dogs and cats over the age of six months are required to have city tags. The tags are good from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 of each year. Owners who do not license their animals could be cited if their dog or cat gets loose and is recovered by animal control officials...

Representatives with the Mountain Home Arts Council are seeking original stories and artwork for its yearly literary journal. With its sixth volume slated for publication this fall, The Whistle Pig includes short stories, poems, memoirs, personal musings, drama, song lyrics and other short literary pieces written by people in the local area...