Stories from Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The 2011 Elmore County Fair and Rodeo wrapped up on Saturday and, overall, fair manager Rena Kerfoot was happy with the 2011 event. Kerfoot, who took over as fair manager from Shea Burns in December 2010, had only six months to pull the fair together...

The Mountain Home Royals closed out their regular season American Legion schedule with a sweep of the Kuna Diamondbacks, and opened district play with a win over Centennial. Royals 14, Diamondbacks 11 Royals 16, Diamondbacks 6 It took a little longer than expected, but the Mountain Home Royals ended their regular season with a league sweep of the Kuna Diamondbacks last week...

July 13 • 01:07 Traffic, I-84 WB MM130• 01:28 Runaway, N6E• 02:31 Vehicle Stop, Old Oregon Trail Rd• 08:16 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM115• 08:38 Attempt to Locate, Jerome to Portland• 09:04 Citizen Assist, I-84 WB MM113• 09:48 Welfare, Glenns Ferry• 11:40 Property Found, Ditto Crk• 12:00 Vehicle Stop, I-84 Exit 95• 13:00 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM87• 13:02 Hazard, I-84 WB MM89-90• 13:04 Vehicle Stop, Cleveland/1st• 13:14 Traffic, I-84 EB MM82• 13:36 Traffic, Jackson• 13:36 Break-In, Garfield• 14:09 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM110• 14:15 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM99• 14:23 Assist, Hwy 51• 14:28 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM100• 15:11 Harassment, Glenns Ferry• 15:38 Motorist Assist, I-84 MM109• 16:04 Motorist Assist, I-84 MM77.5• 16:05 Extra, Glenns Ferry• 16:57 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM75• 16:59 Break-In, Syringa Ct• 17:09 Traffic, Hwy 20• 17:24 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM86• 19:28 Warrant, Pleasant Acres• 20:01 Traffic, Hwy 30• 21:39 Collision Property Damage, Simplot Feedlot• 22:26 Vehicle Stop, American Legion Blvd/N8. ...

A fire sparked by a faulty unit in a power line burned approximately 800 acres in the desert southwest of Mountain Home Tuesday. The fire began near Beet Dump Road just off Highway 51 and quickly expanded due to high winds and extremely dry grasses in the area, jumping Highway 51 and proceeding to the vicinity of Flying H Road...