Stories from Friday, April 9, 2010

Dear editor: I have had the opportunity to read John Jackson's letter condemning Councilwoman Alain Isaac's stand on the outgrowth of the church and the parking issue. As a business owner, I need parking to serve my clientele. Jackson's letter does not mention that several business people in the downtown core have concerns over the parking issue, its negative impact on their business, and I agree...

More than 300 children took part in the annual community Easter Egg hunt in Carl Miller Park on Sunday. Despite cold temperatures and a brisk wind, the children patiently waited for the whistle to blow, sending them into the park to collect more than 120 dozen eggs that were boiled and colored in the days leading up to the event by members of Sabre Lodge No. 7, which sponsors the hunt each year...

In an announcement earlier this week, the Idaho Transportation Department announced plans to renumber a section of State Highway 67 by May 1. The initiative includes renumbering a 16-mile section of highway from Grand View to the Airbase Road turnoff, commonly known as the Grand View Highway...

The Mountain Home High School Tiger tennis team dropped a home Saturday tennis match to Bishop Kelly at the Mountain Home Air Force Base tennis courts. Both of Mountain Home's girls and boys teams lost by 6-1 scores. Mountain Home's only win in the girls match came in the #2 doubles match as Sophia Stoltmann and Shelby DeLeon won by forfeit...