The City of Mountain Home celebrated the life of telephone and television business star Calvin Czeschin, who spent his career helping the city since 1958, during the Dec. 2 city council meeting. Czeschin is credited with modernizing the city’s telephone and television services throughout his long career. He will be celebrating his 86th birthday Dec.…

Editor's note: Edith Mitchell's proclamation contained an error that was discovered after it was presented. Mitchell's mother served as a nurse's aid during the war, not Mitchell herself. The article and her proclamation have been updated to reflect the correct information. World War II was a defining moment in American history. Young American…