Stories from Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Joseph Edward Ray, 86 of Grand View, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Grand View Ward LDS Chapel, 37873 Highway 78 in Grand View. A viewing will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to the services...

Voters in Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and surrounding communities head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in local school board races along with elections in other taxing districts. In-person absentee voting ends at 5 p.m. Friday at the Elmore County Courthouse, and people must present their photo identification or sign a personal identification affidavit to cast a ballot...

The teachers union that oversees members from the Mountain Home School District filed a lawsuit against the local school board last week over an ongoing dispute regarding teacher contracts. The lawsuit contends that the Mountain Home School Board failed to abide by federal labor laws when it declared an impasse last June after both sides failed to reach a compromise during a series of negotiations...

Four students from Hacker Middle School received an up-close look at how city and county agencies function after they became honorary community leaders Friday. Ashlyn Alexander was selected as the Mountain Home's mayor for the day while Skylar Haines was named the city's honorary police chief...