Stories from Wednesday, February 3, 2010

A mistake made by the Idaho State Tax Commission is going to cost Mountain Home taxpayers an extra $116 per $100,000 of taxable assessed valuation, with the bill due by June 20. The state discovered the error late Tuesday afternoon last week and by Wednesday morning had notified Elmore County...

Dear editor: My heart is sad by the tragic suicides in our small community. Please know that there are people who care. Support, Help, and Resources for Encouragement (SHARE) meets every Thursday from 6 -7:30 p.m at the Nazarene Church's Jones Center...

January 27 • 05:13 Vehicle Stop, MH• 05:49 Vehicle Stop, MH• 07:12 Hazard, Tipanuk• 07:39 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 08:58 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd• 09:32 Suspicious Circumstance, MH• 09:49 Suspicious Circumstance, I-84 EB MM86-87• 11:51 Traffic, I-84 WB MM80• 12:17 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 13:23 Civil Matter, MH• 16:04 Hazard, MH• 16:05 Vehicle Stop, MH• 16:42 K9, I-84 WB MM94• 17:44 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67• 18:19 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67 MM5• 19:02 DUI, I-84 WB MM84• 19:04 Animal, Hwy 51 MM83• 20:47 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 51 MM86• 21:04 Alarm Law, MH• 21:35 Traffic, MH• 22:51 Vehicle Stop. ...

Harry Moore, 89, of Mountain Home, passed away on Feb. 1, 2010, at a local care center. It is with a heavy heart the family bids him a fond farewell. At his request, there will be no services. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Earl D. Brownlee, 74, of Posts Falls, Idaho, died surrounded by his family on Jan. 31, 2010, at Coeur d¹Alene Homes in Coeur d¹Alene, Idaho. He was born March 29, 1935, in Gooding, Idaho, to William and Harriet (Knight) Brownlee and raised in Shoshone...

The high school student who was shot Wednesday by a five-year-old child playing with a loaded gun remained in serious condition Thursday at the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center's intensive care unit.