Stories from Thursday, October 2, 2008

The Mountain Home Arts Council will present Bob Berky in concert at Mountain Home High School's Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m and at a writing shop at 7 p.m. at Oct. 14. Organizers describe the show as "an evening of physical comedy, eccentric characters and deep belly laughs."...

Doug King will challenge incumbent Larry Rose for the Elmore County Commission district two seat as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 4 election. King ran against Rose in the primary contest but lost by 65 votes. He said he is running as a write-in at the encouragement people who want him to run because the race was close...

The mayor and other city officials spent part of Wednesday and Thursday test driving the city's newest vehicle up and down the streets of Mountain Home. No matter how many times they drove by a gas station, they never needed to stop. That's because the vehicle, a pick-up truck, is electric...