Stories from Thursday, July 14, 2011

Aiming to help local shops attract new customers and increase their sales, the city's economic development office will hold a free workshop July 27 for these businesses owners. Scheduled to run from 6 to 7 p.m. at the city library, this seminar emphasizes nine considerations on how and when to use social media outlets, according to event organizers...

The Mountain Home Royals won three of five games last week in American Legion baseball. Royals 12, Cannons 2 Royals 4, Cannons 16 The Royals were a case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde last Tuesday night at home, beating the Centennial Cannons 12-2 in six innings in the first game, but then getting beat 16-4 in six by Centennial in the nightcap...

The annual Summer Concert Series in Carl Miller Park will continue July 14 with Bill Coffey appearing at 6 p.m. Those attending the free event are being urged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Meanwhile, the Blues Brothers Revue concert, originally set for July 7, was canceled due to a storm that went through the area that night. The concert has been rescheduled for July 22...

Following a noticeable drop in criminal activity the previous year, communities across Elmore County saw a 12 percent increase in crime in 2010, according to an annual report released by the Idaho State Police. The county had 1,295 reported offenses during the 12-month period with nearly 1,100 of those crimes occurring within the city of Mountain Home...

A project is now underway to repair deteriorating concrete slabs on the east- and westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near Glenns Ferry, the Idaho Transportation Department has announced. The speed limit will drop to 65 mph, and to 45 mph where workers are present...

Five weeks of construction, work wrapped up last week to repair and resurface a stretch of North 10th East Street. Originally slated to be finished by mid-August, the company heading the paving portion of the project rearranged its schedule to complete the project the evening of July 6, according to public works director Wayne Shepherd...

The Elmore County courthouse elections office is now accepting party affiliation registrations. The registrations are part of a new law enacted by the legislature this year, designed primarily to close the GOP primary election. Only registered Republicans will be allowed to vote in the GOP primary...

The assessed value of a home in Elmore County fell by an average of 11 percent over the past year with commercial businesses showing an even steeper drop in 2010. Figures released last month by the Elmore County Assessors Office showed some home property values actually fell by up to 30 percent with a few showing signs of improving...

During the debt debate, as Congress and the president circle each other, make offers and counter offers, propose concessions, then refuse to compromise, the American people can't help but think they have been to this dance before. They didn't like what they saw during the government shutdown dispute and they don't like this new version of the same old thing...

Ashley Clement and Shawn Wahlmeier, both of Mountain Home, were united in marriage before family and friends on July 2, 2011, at Kathryn Albertson Park in Boise. The bride is the daughter of Darrell and Tracy Clement of Palmer, Ark. She is a 2007 BSU alumni and an Elmore County employee...

Donovan and Katie Fredericksen of Mountain Home have announced the birth of a boy, Jacob Cole Fredericksen, on June 29, 2011, at Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home, Idaho. Jacob weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. Grandparents are Stan and Sue Lazarowski and Lisa and Robert Woodruff, all of Mountain Home...

Angela and Ethan Lane of Mountain Home, Idaho, have announced the birth of a girl, Norah Anne Lane, on June 25, 2011, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. At birth, Norah weighed 6 pounds, 8.4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Anne and Michael Bush of Mountain Home, and Jeff Lane of Boise...