Stories from Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Memorial services will be held on base today for USAF TSgt. Walter Moss, 37, who died March 29 in Iraq. Moss was attempting to defuse a roadside bomb, known as an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), when it went off, killing him and wounding another airman from Mountain Home AFB, who has not yet been identified due to Air Force privacy considerations...

A Boise man was killed in a fiery crash this afternoon 5 miles east of Glenns Ferry on Interstate 84 when his van crossed the median and crashed into an oncoming semi-truck. 36-year-old Edward James McDermott was eastbound at about 1:47 p.m. when his 2004 Mazda Tribute crossed the median into the path of a 2000 Freightliner driven by 58-year-old Michael C. Williams of Caldwell...

Brian "Krash" L. Krajniak, 46, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at a Boise hospital, following a brief battle with cancer. His family was at his side. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 4, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

William "Bill" H. Hamilton, 64, of Mountain Home, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at a Boise hospital. A viewing for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, April 5, from 4-6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, at the First Congregational Church in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team continued to show improvement in its latest matches. Kuna 7 Mountain Home 5 The Tigers battled Kuna tough in a conference tennis match at Kuna on March 16, but fell short, 5-7, to the Kavemen. Mountain Home swept the girls singles matches from Kuna. ...

Rain played havoc with part of the Buck's Bag Baseball Tournament last week. The Mountain Home Tigers were scheduled to play four games, but were able to only get in only three, with the final game played on their home field instead of in Nampa. Idaho Falls 12...

Mountain Home softball pitcher Ali Hillman was throwing blanks last week, pitching shutout wins over Capital and Glenns Ferry in non-conference softball. Mountain Home 3 Capital 0 Behind Ali Hillman's one-hit pitching, the Mountain Home Lady Tigers downed the Lady Eagles from Capital last Tuesday in Mountain Home. Mountain Home had just six hits of their own, but were able to put three runs on the scoreboard for the win...