Stories from Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Mountain Home School District recently named a second grade teacher from East Elementary School as this year's top educator. Finishing her second year at East, Robynn Crawford started teaching five years ago as a third grade instructor at West Elementary School...

The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Crazee Daze Carnival in Railroad Park, beginning this Thursday, May 20, and running through Sunday, May 23. The other traditional aspects of Crazee Daze will not be held this year due to a shortage of Chamber volunteers to run the programs...

Finishing its first full year at its new campus, Richard McKenna Charter High School will celebrate the graduation of eight students during a ceremony Saturday morning. The commencement begins at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 950 North 7th East Street...

With both the primary election (May 25) and the temporary school supplemental levy election (May 27) just around the corner, voters are being encouraged to make sure they are registered to vote. A person who has not moved or changed their name, and who voted in at least one of the last four federal elections remains registered for the primary election. For the school district election, they remain registered if they are listed on the county voter rolls...

It's time for the annual "kiss of death," when we offer our endorsements in key political races. The endorsements represent a majority of the members of the editorial board of the Mountain Home News, rather than merely the editor's opinion as is the case in most editorials on this page...

May 12 • 02:22 Vehicle Stop, MH• 06:19 Vehicle Stop, MH• 06:48 Vehicle Stop, Glenns Ferry• 08:01 Traffic, I-84 WB MM90• 08:09 Animal, MH• 08:12 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 09:01 Open• 11:05 No Contact Order Violation• 12:34 Traffic, I-84 EB MM82• 12:49 Poaching, Pine• 15:27 Motorist Assist, MH• 15:38 Vehicle Stop, Old Hwy 30• 15:42 Break-In, Glenns Ferry• 17:26 Collision Unknown, Hwy 20 MM134• 18:02 Abandoned Vehicle, Hwy 67• 19:29 Vehicle Stop• 19:39 Traffic, I-84 EB MM104• 20:09 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM104• 20:17 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM100• 20:30 Vehicle Stop, CJ Strike• 20:39 911 Hang-up, Tipanuk• 21:30 Motorist Assist, Hwy 67• 21:34 Vehicle Stop, Old Hwy 30• 21:42 DUI, I-84 WB MM84. ...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, to cast ballots in the state's primary election. Voters can request one of two ballots, for either the Republican races or the Democratic races. There are no contested local races on the Democratic ballot, but several for state and federal races. Non-partisan contests appear on both ballots...

A local woman was seriously injured after a freight train collided with her truck Wednesday morning north of Mountain Home.