Stories from Friday, May 22, 2009

In support of the El-Ada Food Bank, Elmore County and the county commissioners have acquired a new van, a 1992 Dodge Ram, to aid El-Ada in collecting donations. Three weeks ago, the commissioners came across the van after maintenance supervisor Dan Collins found the vehicle at a government surplus site in Boise...

Maria Queen, age 83, home maker and loving mother passed away at a Boise care center on May 20, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., May 30, 2009, at Mountain View Cemetery. Relatives and friends are welcome. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Robert (Bob) Alan Swanson, Sr., 64 of Mountain Home, passed away on May 21, 2009 at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 11:00am at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Post #26 of Mountain Home. A reception will follow at the American Legion Hall...

Benjamin Allen Burnett, 31, of Grand View, Idaho, pled guilty Thursday in United States District Court in Boise to possession of sexually explicit images of minors. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the investigation began when agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce developed suspicion that activity involving sexually explicit images of minors had taken place using a Yahoo! email account assigned to Burnett.. ...