Stories from Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Mountain Home City Council held a public hearing last week on proposed increases for cemetery fees, a new additional fee and language amendments, all matters that haven't been addressed since Novermber of 2000...

The eastbound lane of Frontage Road, Glenns Ferry is currently blocked to traffic due to a chemical spill of non-toxic dry fertilizer. Traffic has been diverted to the westbound lane. Emergency crews are on scene. No evacuations are required.

Councilman Geoff Schroeder can't think of any good reason why people shouldn't be allowed to bury a loved one on their own property in Mountain Home. And he has the law behind him -- or at least the lack of any such law. A few weeks ago, as city council was preparing an ordinance to raise fees at the city cemetery for plot purchases, burial fees and other costs, they were approached by Jerry Rost, the owner of Rost Funeral Home and the county coroner, who raised some questions about the city's ordinance concerning the burial of bodies.. ...