Stories from Friday, November 18, 2011

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce will join forces with local businesses to help financially strapped families make ends meet through the holiday season. Celebrating more than 20 years in the Mountain Home community, the Giving Tree program is an all-volunteer effort that helps hundreds of people here in the form of holiday gifts...

Windjammer Cable in Mountain Home failed to trigger last week's Emergency Alert System national test. Across the country, the first-ever nation-wide test of the system saw hundreds of broadcast and cable providers fail to pick up on the alert. "That's why they were running the test," said local cable manager Pam Burgess. "They needed to find out what worked and what didn't. Here, it didn't."...

Lane's Appliance is collecting food donations for Grace Lutheran Food Bank. Lane's is located at 290 N. Main St. 587-5656.