Stories from Wednesday, October 20, 2010

One of the scariest phrases a parent of a teen will ever hear is: "Mom, Dad, can I have the keys?" Picturing your teenager behind the wheel can make you feel worried, excited and anxious. This past summer, AAA clubs throughout the country worked on a new tool to empower parents to get involved with their teen's learning-to-drive process. The announcement of the launch of TeenDriving.AAA.com coincides with National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs October 17-23...

An aspiring student artist will help promote traffic safety across Idaho over the coming year after her hand-drawn creation earned distinction during a state competition. Victoria Rosario, a fourth grader at the Base Primary School at Mountain Home Air Force Base, was one of 14 children selected to showcase their art in the Idaho Transportation Department's yearly highway safety kids calendar...

A staff member at a local juvenile corrections center faces two counts of sexual misconduct following a preliminary hearing in magistrate court Monday afternoon. Stephanie L. Hoagland was bound over to district court and charged with two felony counts of sexual contact with a prisoner...

Mountain Home police seized 13 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated street value of $70,000 Saturday following a routine traffic stop. Officers pulled over a car for speeding on Highway 30 near the Sinclair station at about 7 a.m. and the suspect in the vehicle granted a consent to search his car...

The Mountain Home City Council halted funding for the local youth center, citing a lack of accountability involving its board of directors. "There has to be a better accounting of the youth center," said Mayor Tom Rist as he addressed at the last council meeting representatives from the Parents and Youth United organization, which runs the downtown facility. "We can't give you a free pass. We can't keep giving you money until the city gets some answers."...

Schools in the Mountain Home School District will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences beginning this Thursday, Oct. 21. All schools will be in session during the mornings of Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, however, no lunch will be served. Schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m...

Tracie Dunham and her daughter, Haylie, of Mountain Home, were united in marriage Sept. 18, 2010, to Phillip Pelletier of Mountain Home. The bride is the daughter of Eddie and Kellie Dunham of Mountain Home and the granddaughter of Orv and Bev Flowers of Zapata, Texas and Ruth Riveria of Less Summitt, Mo...

Dear editor: Thank you for including me in your piece about local leadership. I was quite surprised and indeed flattered to be included in light of how many people in our community do so much in so many ways. I also believe Claire Wetherell was a role model of leadership. ...

Dear editor: I am a volunteer at the Western Elmore County Recreation District. I have been interested in the process for several years. I would like to see a good center built here in our town and I salute those who have worked so long and hard to see this come to pass. I encouage you to vote on the officers we have in place, Marsha Sellers and Jana Borgholthaus...

Dear editor: I would like to comment in favor of the new recreation center for Mountain Home and surrounding area that is in the works. It seems there is a lot of negativity but one thing for sure the YMCA would not back the plan if it is not feasible. ...

Dear editor: New VA Agent Orange rules are due to become effective next month. Veterans who served in Vietnam or their widows can apply for benefits and are presumed eligible for treatment or pensions or both for an expanded list of illnesses. Presumed eligible means Vietnam veterans do not need to prove a connection between the disease and military service or exposure to Agent Orange...

Dear editor: I realize that my concern is not "life-altering" and I honestly don't expect a change to occur because of this spout-off. However, over the past few weeks, I've attended two local football games and was (not pleasantly) surprised to hear our teenagers walking around, dropping the "F" bomb...

October 13 • 03:02 Motorist Assist, W 1st Ave• 11:53 VIN Inspection, Pine/Featherville• 14:17 Civil Matter, Murphy Springs Rd• 15:03 Soliciting• 16:30 Civil, Cedar St• 17:11 Overdue, AF Marina• 20:31 Collision Property Damage, I-84 EB MM129• 20:40 Unwanted Subject, S3W• 21:38 Reckless, I-84 WB MM123• 22:31 Domestic, MH...