Area continues digging out following storm

Mountain Home firefighters and other emergency responders joined forces to remove melted snow and ice around homes on Summer Wind Drive north of town on Thursday. In addition to helping get the water moving away from these homes, crews also placed sandbags around homes threatened by flooding. (Photo by Laytreda Schultz)

winter storm left the Mountain Home area and surrounding communities partially paralyzed, efforts continued this week to restore city roadways and neighborhoods.

According to city street department director Gene Palmer, last week's cooler weather was actually beneficial because it slowed down the amount of snow and ice that was melting and then flowing down the city's streets.

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