Stories from Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ron Fisher, lifelong Mountain Home resident and successful small-business owner, has announced his candidacy for election to the office of Elmore County Assessor on the Republican ticket. "The county assessor is a challenging position for which I feel my education and work experience has prepared me," Fisher said...

The team of Raif Armstrong and Chasity Custer became the first Mountain Home High School team to ever win a title at the state debate tournament as the pair was victorious in Public Forum Debate. Both seniors, Armstrong and Custer boasted a 4-2 record in the six preliminary rounds and were the fourth seed going into the round of eight...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers battled the weather as well as SIC conference foes in winning the Pre-Season SIC Softball Tournament at Skyview over the weekend, downing Columbia, Emmett and Kuna to claim the title. Mountain Home 11, Columbia 1 The Lady Tigers opened the tourney Friday afternoon against Columbia and scored in every inning on their way to an 11-1 win in five innings...

One of the things the Catholic Church expansion proposal has done is open the city's eyes to problems in its own ordinances. Much like the nuclear power plant proposal that forced the county to review its industrial zoning, this plant to build a new parish hall in the downtown area is causing the city to review its parking ordinances...

Arthur "Art" Smith, 84, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at a local hospital. A viewing will be held on Monday, March 22, from 4- 6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...

Nearly 90 people filled the Elk's Lodge banquet hall to celebrate the accomplishments and legacies of female pioneers during the 10th Annual Women's History Banquet on Saturday. Hosted by the Idaho Humanities Council and Mountain Home Historical Society, the evening focused on "writing women back into history," according to banquet organizers...