Stories from Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The Mountain Home Museum has hired a full-time executive director to administrate the museum's programs and curate its collection. Josh Newby-Harpole, 23, has experience working at several museums in the St. Louis area. He holds a bachelor's degree in history, focusing on western history and the fur trade...

Idaho Power Co. is seeking regulatory approval of sales agreements with two proposed wind projects in Elmore County near Mountain Home. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission should decide soon whether or not it should approve Idaho Power's request to buy power from the Bennett Creek Windfarm LLC and Hot Springs Windfarm LLC. The developer of both projects is Glenn Ikemoto of Energy Vision LLC, based in Piedmont, Calif...

David Noe Nino, 41, of Owyhee, Nev., formerly of Mountain Home, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at a Nevada hospital. Funeral Services were held at the Human Development Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30, with burial at the Old Cemetery all in Owyhee. Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, assisted with the arrangements...

Leo R. Wilson, 89, of Nampa, formerly of Wendell, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at a local care center. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Wendell Cemetery in Wendell. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Martha Arlis Yancy, 78, of Mountain Home, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at a local hospital. A memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 29, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Idaho Stake Center. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Windell "Wink" C. Martin, 88, of Glenns Ferry, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at a Boise care center. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry with inurnment to follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...