Stories from Friday, April 18, 2014

The Mountain Home Tigers had a great effort at Friday's Canyon Ridge track and field meet at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls. As of press time Monday, the official results had not been sent from Canyon Ridge, but Tiger athletes set seven new school and meet records at the event...

The Mountain Home Tigers' tennis teams dropped conference matches at Skyview and Nampa last week. Skyview Girls 7, MH Girls 0 Skyview Boys 6, MH Boys 1 The Tigers traveled to Skyview last Monday and lost to the Hawks in both girls and boys matches...

In a ceremony last week, the Mountain Home Senior Center paused to recognize its network of volunteers and their contributions to supporting others in the local community. During the April 9 event, senior center president Ruthada Powell read off the names of nearly 50 individuals, who keep the center's various programs running...

Mountain Home High School's Talkin' Tigers finished second overall with one student earning his second championship title during this year's state-level speech competition. Jeremy Cruz was the state champion in the salesmanship competition, where students create a sales presentation on a product. His was for Poo-Pourri...

Idaho Power's wooden bridge below C.J. Strike Dam will close from Monday to July 31 for renovations. With the wooden deck being replaced with concrete slabs, the closure will require Idaho Power employees and contractors as well as the public to plan an alternate route when traveling between the north and south sides of the reservoir...

John Richmond Solosabal, 69, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 23, at the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church in Glenns Ferry, with a viewing from 9:30-10:45 a.m., and funeral services at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Baby Dean Kenneth Rudisill was born on Aug. 26, 2013, at 4:08 p.m. He was welcomed into this world by his mother, Uncle Kenny and Aunt Jessica. He weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz. and from the moment he was born everyone realized what a fighter he was. Within his first 24 hours baby Dean began his daily fight to live every day. ...