Stories from Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Nine candidates, four boys and five girls, will compete this week for the title of Homecoming King and Queen, respectively, as Mountain Home High School celebrates its annual homecoming week. The week's activities will culminate Friday with the homecoming assembly at 12:40 p.m., the parade at 2 p.m., and the game against Middleton beginning at 7 p.m...

Two incumbents on the Western Elmore County Recreation District's board of directors remain determined to seeing the district's plans come to fruition despite challenges for their posts. Board president Marsha Sellers takes on challenger Judy Mayne in the District 1 race during the Nov. 2 elections while Jana Borgholthaus faces Art Nelson for the District 2 seat...

September 16 • 01:17 Shots Fired, Glenns Ferry• 03:42 Vandalism• 09:25 VIN Inspection, Gregory Ln• 10:28 Property Found• 13:16 Welfare• 14:43 Extra, Martha Ave• 14:47 Hazard, I-84 WB MM136• 15:27 Reckless, Glenns Ferry• 15:37 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM73-74• 15:52 Fraud, Glenns Ferry• 17:26 Warrant, Hammett• 17:43 Trespassing, MH• 20:07 Welfare, Logan...

Despite missing out on becoming the Air Force's first F-35 fighter installation, Mountain Home Air Force Base remains a strong contender to get these next-generation jets in coming years, according to the base's senior leader. "There's a very good chance that the F-35 will be at Mountain Home Air Force Base," even if it needs to wait past the next round of selections within the next three years, said Col. Ron Buckley...

A problem with a transformer caused the Mountain Home substation of Idaho Power to trigger a power outage just before 7 p.m. Friday that affected approximately 4,500 customers in northern Mountain Home and the surrounding areas. According to Idaho Power, service was not restored until 11 p.m. and nearly 3,600 customers were without power until midnight...

The company responsible for managing the city's trash and recycling collection programs hopes to streamline its services here under an existing program it wants to adopt locally. During a briefing at the city's council's Sept. 13 public meeting, Allied Waste wants to include Mountain Home in its growing list of communities across the Treasure Valley using the new process...

Alexa Trueba and Ian Isham were united in marriage Sept. 17, 2010, during ceremonies at Mountain Home City Hall conducted by Mayor Tom Rist. Trueba is the daughter of Vince and Linda Trueba of Mountain Home. William and Gail Trueba of Mountain Home are her grandparents...

Jimmie Scott Markham and Jamie Ann Winings have announced their engagement. The couple are planning a November wedding. Jamie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Winings and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Knox, all of Mountain Home. Jamie is a 2004 graduate of Mountain Home High School, and is currently employed with Chase Bank...

A Boise teenager died in a single-vehicle crash east of the Boise Stage Stop on the interstate Tuesday evening. Amanda Nickel, 18, was traveling eastbound on the interstate when she drove her 1993 Ford pickup into the median near milepost 77. According to an initial report from the Idaho State Police, she overcorrected and caused the truck to cross the eastbound lanes. The vehicle then rolled, landing on its roof approximately 150 feet off the roadway...