Stories from Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Some overcame personal and emotional struggles. Others ran into challenges with their academic endeavors during their earlier days of going to school. On Thursday, May 22, each of them stepped forward across the stage as they accepted their diplomas as graduates from Bennett Mountain High School...

Efforts to detect early signs of breast cancer among patients in the Mountain Home area took a step forward as members of the St. Luke’s Elmore Medical Center officially dedicated the arrival of a new mobile clinic service at the local hospital. City officials joined members of the local medical center as they took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 to celebrate the addition of the new breast health mobile clinic, which provides the hospital with enhanced three-dimensional mammogram screenings.. ...

People in the Mountain Home community plan to lace up their shoes and take a stroll through parts of town as they take part in the city’s first Volksmarch. The inaugural event begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the lower level of Legacy Park with the pathway leading the participants along the Mountain Home Pathway System...

Members from law enforcement organizations in the Mountain Home area continued their plans to take a step forward and take part in a state-wide effort to provide financial support to children dealing with various physical and mental challenges. Taking time in recent days to jog in unison along local walking paths in town, these law enforcement officials prepared to take part in the 2025 Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run on Monday...

Members of the local Lions Club organization expect children and teens from across the Mountain Home area to come together and raise a sense of competitive spirit during the Second Annual Lionman Kids Triathlon on Saturday. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Tiger Field next to Mountain Home Junior High School with the first heat of the competition following at 10:30 a.m...

Some rejoiced while others fought back tears as 21 students earned their diplomas as they officially graduated from Richard McKenna Charter High School during a ceremony held May 22. Celebrating its 35th year of providing alternative education for teens in the local community, the ceremony was the first of two graduation events school officials scheduled for this year’s seniors...

Students from schools in the Mountain Home area shared their personal perspectives of American patriotism as they took part in a yearly contest hosted by the local American Legion Auxiliary 26 organization. During a ceremony held earlier this month, two students from Stephensen Elementary School at Mountain Home Air Force Base joined one from West Elementary School and another from Hacker Middle School as they shared their perspectives with regards to patriotism as they took part in this year’s Americanism Essay Contest.. ...