Inattentive cooking linked to house fire

Inattentive cooking was linked to a fire that caused more than $200,000 in damage to a home on the city's west side Wednesday evening.

According to Mountain Home Fire Chief Phil Gridley, the fire likely started in the kitchen before it spread throughout the single-story residence at 1044 NW Kloe Street.

For more information, pick up a copy of the Feb. 29 issue of the Mountain Home News.