Stories from Tuesday, August 14, 2007

In the past two weeks, the West Nile virus has been positively identified in mosquitoes collected at sites in Mountain Home and in Hammett. Earlier this summer, mosquitoes tested from sites near Prairie and King Hill also tested positive for the potentially deadly virus...

The Elmore County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 15 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall regarding an application from Northwest MotorSports for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to build a motocross track off Simco Road...

Adult arrests Raymond Lee Potter II, 20 -- warrant. Ty William Kleffner, 18 -- warrant. Heidi Renee Dean, 27 -- warrant. Jamar Leland Adams, 23 -- exhibition of deadly weapon. Pedro E. Ortiz-Pedroza, 21 -- warrant. Christopher Charles David Stevens, 18 -- warrant...

District Court Joseph Anthony Flores, 27, had a felony charge for theft by receiving/possessing stolen property that was dismissed by the prosecutor. He was ordered to pay restitution of $10,230.92. Magistrate's Court Lucas T. Guy, 17, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for a probation violation. He was sentenced to one day jail time...