Stories from Friday, March 24, 2017

Two representatives from the Mountain Home Fire Department tackled a yearly challenge that will help in the ongoing quest to find a cure for various types of cancer. Elsa Guillen and Hank Patrick were among the nearly 1,800 individuals competing in the 26th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, held at the Columbia Center in Seattle on March 12...

Some children gasped while others sat transfixed as a nationally recognized expert on reptiles returned to Mountain Home last Thursday to highlight a number of facts and other information regarding these creatures. Corbin "The Reptile Guy" Maxey, presented his cast of amazing animals before an audience of 338 children and parents that gathered that evening at the West Elementary School gymnasium...

Mountain Home High School's Talkin' Tigers debate team claimed individual honors as the students competed this year's state-level tournament, which ended March 11. In overall team competition, the Talkin' Tigers finished fifth in the smaller school division...

Students representing Mountain Home High School earned high marks with two earning the right to attend a national-level event following their participation in the Business Professionals of America state tournament, which wrapped up earlier this month at Boise State University...

All the rain in recent weeks gave the state a needed boost to its water supply, according to a report released this month by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In its third water supply outlook report for the 2017 water year, the agency reported that high precipitation in Idaho's mountain snowpack was up to five times the normal amounts reported this time of year...

Military officials are continuing to investigate the cause of an accident that killed an airman from Mountain Home Air Force Base on March 22. Staff Sgt. Alexandria Mae Morrow, 25, of Dansville, N.Y., died while performing maintenance duties in support of combat operations in Southwest Asia...

Alberta June Fuller, 68, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home following an illness on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.