Stories from Sunday, May 28, 2017

Mayor Rich Sykes has responsibilities every day that he needs to tackle to keep the citizens of Mountain Home in good hands. It often means dealing with all types of complaints, usually every day. "You name a complaint, I’ve heard it," Sykes said. No matter what he does, the mayor admits that he can't make everyone like him, nor can he make everyone happy...

Four years ago, Troy Wilkins had an idea — find a way to help less-fortunate people in the Mountain Home community heat their homes. As the president of the American Legion motorcycle riders group for Post 26 and 101, that idea turned into an effort to cut firewood for these individuals, including senior citizens dealing with fixed budgets...

Honoring traditions of excellence, integrity, determination and service, representatives from Mountain Home Junior High School welcomed 69 students into its new society for academic excellence. Hundreds of parents packed into the Mountain Home Junior High School gym to witness the event, which added seventh and eighth grade students into the organization...

A program that provides free meals to local children in Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry each summer are set to begin starting next week. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Mountain Home starts its annual "Picnic in the Park" program June 1 with the yearly summer feeding program in Glenns Ferry set to begin June 5...

The number of adults and children in the state facing a lack of food or going hungry fell slightly over a 12-month period with Elmore County seeing similar results, according to a study published earlier this month. The annual study released by Feeding America showed that the state's food insecurity rate dropped to 14 percent of the total population, or 232,180 people, compared to the previous year when 241,080 people in the state fell into this category...