Stories from Thursday, July 1, 2010

City fire chief Phil Gridley issued a simple message for local residents tempted to shoot illegal fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. Don't do it. According to state law, people are limited to using what the fire chief called "safe and sane" fireworks. These legal fireworks include those that don't explode or fly more than 10 feet in the air...

The national Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Library Traveling Exhibit will appear at the Mountain Home Public Library July 15-Aug. 27. All showings of the exhibition will be free and open to the public. The library is located at 790 N. 10th East St...

The band Equaleyes will kick off Mountain Home's Summer Concert Series at Carl Miller Park on Thursday, July 8. The free concerts in the park will be held from 6-8 p.m. Organizers encourage those attending to "bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets" to the event...

City firefighters battled four separate fires, including one suspected arson, over the past several days. Investigators continued this week to search for leads behind an early morning vehicle fire at 880 N. 8th East St. An initial investigation supports the possibility that someone threw an incendiary device through the driver's side window of the Ford pickup truck around 2 a.m. that morning, according to city fire chief Phil Gridley...

Dear editor: With the approaching Fourth of July Holiday, I am reminded of a lady who was diagnosed with a severe case of West Nile Virus. She survived and after months of rehabilitation reported an ill-fated mosquito bite that happened at a family, holiday back yard barbecue in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Royals came away with three more wins last week, sweeping the Mountain View Toros at Mountain View and splitting with the Buhl Tribe in Mountain Home. Royals 13, Toros 2 Royals 10, Toros 0 The Mountain Home Royals kept their American Legion baseball league record unblemished, sweeping two from the Mountain View Toros Tuesday at Mountain View in Meridian...

June 23 • 00:00 Vehicle Stop, American Legion Blvd• 00:07 Vehicle Stop, American Legion Blvd• 00:15 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM115• 04:50 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 05:11 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 08:23 Animal, Hwy 20 MM121• 08:59 Collision Hit & Run, South Main• 09:30 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM86• 10:04 Animal, I-84 Exit 121• 10:15 Brush Fire, MH• 10:17 Abandoned Vehicle, Airbase Rd• 10:41 Collision Property Damage, Glenns Ferry• 11:26 Parking Violation, Commercial/E Garfield, Glenns Ferry• 12:39 Traffic, I-84 WB MM128• 13:15 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM106• 15:25 Assist, Little Basin Rd• 15:29 Harassment, W12S• 16:23 VIN Inspection, Morrow/Reservoir Rd• 16:40 Vehicle Stop, Old Hwy 30/Chestnut• 17:45 Assist, Jerome• 18:17 Animal, Airbase Rd/Grandview Turnoff• 20:14 Commercial Fire, Beet Dump Rd• 20:53 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30/Saylor Crk• 21:52 Runaway, MH• 23:35 Domestic, Glenns Ferry. ...