Stories from Wednesday, March 5, 2003

The Mountain Home School District will have up to 60 fewer employees when school begins next fall. Last week, meeting in special session, the district's Board of Trustees invoked the district RIF (Reduction in Force) policy and directed Supt. Jerrie LeFevre to prepare a budget for next year based on an anticipated $1.5 million shortfall -- and that's if the legislature doesn't order any further cuts in educational spending...