Stories from Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Harry Sexton Nessly, age 86, passed away at Life Care Center in Coeur d'Alene, ID, on Sunday, February 14th, 2010. Harry was born on the family farm in Tum Tum, WA., on November 20th, 1923, to George & Marjorie (Easton) Nessly. He served on the Battleship-Washington during WWII. Harry lived in Glenns Ferry, Idaho since 1980, then in 2003 moved to the Coeur d'Alene area. 

Harry married Brenda L. Joslyn on Aug. 20, 1965 in Caldwell, Idaho...

Just when you think people across southern Idaho support the possibility of bringing a new fighter program to the state, someone throws a curve ball. Earlier this week, the Mountain Home News received a link to a Boise-based website expressing opposition over the F-35 joint strike fighter program. ...

Dear editor: Grandparents Beware: Don't be taken in if you get a phone call and the male voice says "Grandma, I need your help." He claims he's been arrested in Montreal, Canada, and needs money to return home. He asked me for $2,000. I said no, because I'd read about this scam (before)...

An open letter to Drs. Olsen, Brininger, Bledsoe and Crossley: My purpose in writing is to ask you to reconsider your decision to not renew the contract of Dr. Scott Baldridge. I firmly believe that Mountain Home cannot afford to lose this physician...

Dear editor: We want to add our concerns about the dismissal of a kind and caring doctor who is a real gentleman to his patients. All I can say is "Big Mistake" to Trinity Mountain Clinic and Elmore Hospital. Dr. Baldridge has many patients and friends who will stand by him. The least we all should know is "why."...

Dear editor: It is very hard for me to write this letter, since I do not know all the facts for letting Dr. Scott Baldridge go. I pray that both sides can try to work things out. I hate to see a good doctor leave the area, as good doctors are hard to find...

Looking across his cramped office, Lt. Col. Jim Stratton leaned back in a couch while sharing his love of military history. Growing up, the topic fascinated the Chicago native and prompted him to earn his undergraduate degree in the subject. His office reflects this passion. Framed photos and artwork of vintage aircraft along with assorted trinkets captured key moments in time, from World War II to the battle over Kosovo...

After Grand View hosted them on Tuesday, and with Boise residents greeting them tonight, Mountain Home will welcome an Air Force team exploring the possibility of bringing a new fighter program to Idaho. During an open house Friday evening at Hacker Middle School, the Air Force representatives will outline the F-35 Lightning II program and allow people here to ask questions or air concerns about the next-generation fighter...