Stories from Monday, April 12, 2010

Dear editor: Remember the Trojan Horse? How an enemy managed to creep into a city without being noticed? Think about it. Look around you. In our country, there are many people here, legally and otherwise, who have infiltrated our borders, and have hatred for our freedoms and way of life. Some of them are pretending that they love us. All of them holding jobs in schools, the military, civil service, etc...

Dear editor: Friday afternoon, March 19, a friend and I were involved in a rollover accident on I-84 east of Mountain Home. Fortunately, no other vehicles were involved and the two of us has only minor cuts and bruises. In my opinion, we received excellent care from the emergency service personnel based in Mountain Home and the good Samaritans who stopped and rushed to our aid, giving advice on how to get out...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A long-haul trucker from Florida and his adult son are being charged in the 2003 kidnapping and rape of an Idaho woman after DNA evidence linked them to the crime. Hans Michael Holsopple, 46, of Deltona, Fla., was charged Thursday in 4th District Court with kidnapping and rape...

Otto "Mac" M. McLing, Jr., 66, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010, at his home following an illness. At his request, no formal services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Rhonda Lou Portlock, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at a Boise care center. No formal services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Rhonda resided in Idaho for most of her adult life. She loved to camp and fish, always welcoming anyone to join her...

Ethel Marie Holt, 83, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away in Boise on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at a care center. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Friday, April 16, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Marie was born on Jan. 3, 1927, in Tulsa, Okla., to Augusta and Ben Money...

TSgt. Jason Leigh, 32, of Mountain Home Air Force Base, died on April 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev. Services are being planned through Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, with burial at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.