Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2015

A program aimed at turning students into successful company owners launched Thursday afternoon as 11 local teens signed up for the inaugural business development program. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy program, commonly known as YEA!, helps students take a business idea, transfer it to value and then turn it into an actual business, said program coordinator Cassie Wenner...

Dear editor, Mountain Home has entered an exciting era! Construction of our family recreation center is upon us! The debt-free, $4.2 million, 25,000 square foot facility will change lives in the most positive ways! (The $5.1M project includes vital non-construction costs of professional services, permits, etc.)...

Dear editor, I would like to draw attention to the outstanding new program that has come to Mountain Home-YMCA basketball. This program started last week for boys K-6th grade. I signed my son up for this program. He loves basketball. In year's past, he participated in the program that Parks and Recreation put on and had a great time. The YMCA basketball has taken the training and quality of basketball to the next level...

Dear editor, The Friends of the Mountain Home Public Library would like to thank everyone who made our recent "Half-Price" Book Sale a success. We raised about $450 for the Library, selling 80 boxes of books. We had nearly 150 customers, who took advantage of the special pricing to stock up on plenty of books. ...

A chapter of Elmore County's past returned to life Friday as the Mountain Home Historical Museum hosted an annual tour at Mountain View Cemetery. During the evening, guests walked through the cemetery where they heard the stories of some of the famous people buried in the cemetery...

One day after two of its members were voted out of office, the Western Elmore County Recreation District suspended its plans to break ground on a community recreation center. During a special public hearing Nov. 4, the board unanimously voted to hold off on the construction project until the district's two new board members take office in January...