Stories from Wednesday, September 29, 2010

After the heady positive response from an earlier revenue projections survey, a Community Leadership Development Committee study of expenses has taken some of the wind out of the sails of the Western Elmore County Recreation District's bid to build a community center with a swimming pool...

An employee with a local juvenile correctional center was arraigned in magistrate court last week on charges of misconduct. Stephanie L. Hoagland will face three counts of sexual contact with a prisoner during a preliminary hearing set for Monday, Oct. 6, in magistrate court...

The annual fire department open house will be held Oct. 7. The event, which takes place each year during national Fire Prevention Week, features rides for children on the fire trucks. Rides and other activities begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until 8:15 p.m...

A lengthy list of leading Republican candidates in Idaho, headed by Gov. Butch Otter, will kick off a bus tour of southern Idaho during an appearance Oct. 14 at the Mountain Home Senior Citizen Center. Otter and most of the state GOP candidates and the state's Republican congressional delegation will be on hand to meet with area voters during the event, which is scheduled to occur between 8 and 9 a.m. that Thursday...

The crowning of Senior Jordan Vivier as this year's homecoming queen highlighted a close first-half gridiron battle Friday evening during Mountain Home High School's annual celebration. A week-long rally of support across the community turned to cries of disappointment in the second half as the Mountain Home High School varsity football team fell to the Middleton Vikings in a 36-13 loss...