Stories from Thursday, July 8, 2010

Engineers expect to replace a nearly half mile stretch of one of the city's main traffic arteries and replace underground utilities on another during two scheduled construction projects this summer. Approved by the city council Monday evening, the plan includes extensive repairs to North 3rd East Street from McMurtrey Road to East 15th North Street as well as underground utilities to North 10th East Street near Carl Miller Park and East Elementary School...

Three schools in the Mountain Home School District will start the upcoming year with new principals with additional leadership changes planned at other schools here. The moves follow the retirement of two principals at the end of the 2009 to 2010 school year along with the resignation of another principal two months ago...

Representatives from the state commerce department highlighted the progress of an ongoing study aimed at striking a balance on land usage around military training complexes in southern Idaho. The state's Joint Land Use Study, or JLUS, encourages military agencies and local jurisdictions to work together on future land development across this part of the state...

The Mountain Home Royals batted in a doubleheader split with the Boise Gems and dominated the field to sweep the Kuna Diamondbacks during American Legion baseball action last week. Royals 6, Gems 12 Royals 10, Gems 0 The Mountain Home Royals salvaged a split with the Boise Gems in a league doubleheader at Timberline Park in Boise on Friday. Dropping their opener to Boise, 13-6, the Royals bounced back to blank the Gems, 10-0...