Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Following three years of planning and a summer's worth of filming, a local high school film production crew will bring its first full-length movie to the big screen later this month. Set in Mountain Home's rural community, "Sage Riders" chronicles the lives of two teens as they try to make a name for themselves while growing up in a small town...

One incumbent and three challengers continue to campaign for two seats on the Elmore County Commissioners in the final weeks before the Nov. 2 election. The following is a brief synopsis of each candidate. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition....

To help the pavement last longer, trucks and heavy vehicles are asked to use the left lane on a stretch of eastbound I-84 between Boise and Mountain Home. Last week, three sets of signs went up in the 12-mile stretch between milepost 70 and 82 saying "trucks use left lane" to address the pavement condition...

Kathy Eakin, and the late Arthur Eakin of Bainbridge, Ga., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Lisa E. Tharp, to Matthew David Fredericksen of Crestview, Fla., the son of Robert and Lisa Woodruff of Mountain Home. The wedding is planned for Sept. 3, 2011, in Destin, Fla...

Lynn and Elsie Riggs of Glenns Ferry celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. The couple were married in 1960 on the family ranch in Glenns Ferry. Their family includes sons Rob, Harley and Kelly, and daughter-in-law Paula. They have two grandchildren...

September 29 • 00:18 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 00:34 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 01:09 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 03:22 Vehicle Stop, N18• 03:27 Vehicle Stop, N18• 03:54 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 08:24 Theft, Wilson Cir• 09:10 Hazard, I-84 WB MM85• 09:46 Traffic, Hamilton Rd• 10:25 Illegal Dumping, Canyon Crk• 15:17 Theft, Canyon Crk• 15:41 Collision Property Damage, I-84 EB MM107• 16:29 Traffic, Glenns Ferry• 17:05 Vehicle Stop, Glenns Ferry• 17:09 Civil, Sunset Strip• 17:10 Assist, I-84 EB MM73• 17:12 Traffic, Glenns Ferry• 17:22 Civil, Buckley Dr• 17:32 Vehicle Stop, Glenns Ferry• 18:51 Civil, Buckley Dr• 19:13 Collision Property Damage, Old Hwy 30/Yuba St• 19:49 Hazard, S10/Daniels Rd• 20:09 Break-In, Glenns Ferry• 21:19 Collision Property Damage, Canyon Crk• 22:28 Traffic, I-84 WB MM136• 22:54 Theft, MH. ...

The Mountain Home Police Department issued a request Wednesday afternoon for leads or information related to a series of vehicle burglaries earlier this week. Since Sunday, city police responded to at least five vehicle break-ins with a majority happening on the city's north side...