Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Representatives with the Mountain Home American Legion Auxiliary Unit 26 stand beside Mayor Sykes as he signs a proclamation declaring May 21 as Poppy Day in Mountain Home. The red poppy remains a symbol of the sacrifice those in the nation's military have endured in all conflicts since World War I. ...

Reports that a missing nine-year-old Tennessee child was possibly seen this week in Mountain Home turned out to be a false alarm, according to city police. Police investigators, using video surveillance from local businesses, interviews of witnesses and photographs submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation determined the van seen at the Jade Palace Restaurant on Monday evening was not the vehicle sought by authorities in their search for Carlie Trent.

Voters across Elmore County head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a number of races to select candidates for county, state and federal offices with those in Mountain Home also expected to cast votes on a plan to extend the local school district's supplemental levy...

Mountain Home Air Force Base remains one of the nation's most important military installations that's expected to remain well protected against the threat of future base closures, local officials reported following their meeting with senior military leaders...

On June 18, 2012, a fast-moving fire swept through a neighborhood on the south side of Mountain Home. In its wake, six homes were destroyed with another 20 buildings sustaining minor to significant damage. The fire that started off Airbase Road near Equine and Contrail roads was fueled by high winds that pushed the flames toward the southeast before it was finally contained near Smith Road...