Stories from Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Grim Reaper stalked the halls of Mountain Home High School April 24, silently removing selected students from their classrooms, pronouncing them "dead." As part of a day-long alcohol awareness program, the selected students had their faces painted white, were given black T-shirts and sent back into their regular school day, forbidden to speak, phone, text, or communicate by any other means with any student. ...

Ruth Solosabal, 89, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at a Boise hospital. Services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Glenns Ferry, on Monday, May 4, 2009, with a viewing from 9:30am until 10:15am, funeral services will begin at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Capt. Crispin Kretzmann, 391st Fighter Squadron, explains the controls in the cockpit of an F-15 to Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter during a visit to Mountain Home Air Force Base April 22. Governor Otter visited the 366th Fighter Wing where he received a briefing on the base's operations and capabilities...

In an effort to answer any questions the online readers of the mountainhomenews.com may have, here are some local businesses who have been contacted and confirmed that they accept the online Smart Source coupons posted on our website. Jackson's and Maverick confirm the acceptance of the online coupons. WalMart, Albertson's and Paul's do accept the online coupons, as long as the coupons are scannable...