Stories from Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Air Force Appreciation Day is expected to see a slight break in tradition on Saturday after senior officials at Mountain Home Air Force Base requested a change in the parade lineup. The community's largest celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m. that day as F-15E Strike Eagles from the base soar over the town to officially mark the beginning of the yearly parade...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The City of Mountain Home will see a $7.8 million increase in spending in the new year following approval of its fiscal 2017 budget by the city council Aug. 22. More than six months of planning, discussions and tough deliberations went into this year's budget process, according to Mayor Rich Sykes, which doesn't include additional planning by each city department head over the past 12 months...