Stories from Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A planned community currently under review by the county's planning and zoning commission would dwarf the population of Mountain Home during its 50-year development, according to local officials. The Jan. 12 public hearing highlighted the details of the Mayfield Townsite project, which calls for building a self-sustaining community at the border of Elmore and Ada counties...

A woman convicted last July of embezzling thousands of dollars in state and county funds was ordered to repay more than $260,000 in restitution following a hearing Jan. 10 in District Court. Mava Terhaar is currently serving a 14-year prison term after she pled guilty to one count of misusing public funds while working with the department of motor vehicles office in Mountain Home...

Mountain Home School District administrators see some pluses and some minuses in the education proposals put together by state Superintendent of Education Tom Luna, but have concerns about the lack of details released so far. Local Supt. Tim McMurtrey and Asst. Supt. James Gilbert both fully embrace Luna's call for more transparency in district financing...

Dear editor: I was offended today when I went to city hall to pay my water bill and posted on the door was this notice. "We will be closed Jan. 17 in observance of human rights day." It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you are going to take the time off because it is a federal holiday you should call it what it is named...

Dear editor: I am writing this letter to thank Larry Rose for all the hard work he did as an Elmore County Commissioner. Larry began his tenure as a commissioner in 1997, replacing John Shrum when John retired. Larry tackled his new duties with enthusiasm and dedication, learning quickly what was expected of him in this new job...

January 12 • 04:38 Citizen Assist, MH• 07:33 Motorist Assist, Airbase Rd• 07:51 VIN Inspection, Emprise Dr• 08:36 Vehicle Stop, Commercial/Cleveland• 09:33 Harassment, Airbase Rd• 10:25 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 11:20 Motorist Assist, I-84 MM99.7• 12:22 Vandalism, KOA• 13:16 Warrant, Hamilton• 13:42 Animal, McMurtrey Rd• 13:51 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM85• 15:15 Vehicle Stop, N6E• 15:46 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 16:18 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 16:21 Traffic, S14E• 16:39 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 16:53 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 17:08 Assist, MH• 17:20 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 17:25 Harassment, Tilli Rd• 19:51 Welfare, Hwy 30• 19:52 Vehicle Stop, Hamilton Rd/Cosmo Wy• 20:06 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM107.5• 20:42 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd/Sky Blue• 21:07 Vehicle Stop, Milky Wy/E18• 21:45 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20/Veterinary Dr• 21:55 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM97• 22:32 Collision Unknown, I-84 WB MM99.5• 23:08 Assist, MH• 23:28 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM101-102. ...