Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The new Elmore County Drug and DUI Court is starting to show dividends. Coordinator Katie Ashby is asking for volunteers to help the program continue to move forward by forming a non-profit volunteer group that would help raise money and awareness for the program. A meeting of people interested in helping will be held Tuesday, Aug. 9, beginning at 4 p.m. in the basement of the courthouse...

Due to the high fire danger in Elmore County, and the fact that all the fire districts already have burn bans in effect, as well as bans on state and federal lands, Elmore County Sheriff Rick Layher has issued a burn ban for all of Elmore County, effective immediately...

Two separate fires burned approximately 12-17 acres near Loveridge Bridge on Thursday, July 21. Both fires started on private property and did not spread to public lands. At about 1 p.m. that afternoon, volunteer firefighters with the Bruneau Rural Fire District responded to a fire caused by children playing with matches...

City officials expect no major changes in spending during the next fiscal year as they highlighted their expected $22.1 million budget last week. A public hearing on the proposed budget begins at 6 p.m. Monday at the city council's chambers on South 3rd East Street next to city hall...

An American child today inherits a larger public debt burden than at any time in American history. Our almost $15 trillion national debt puts a debt burden of nearly $50,000 per U.S. citizen. In the last 10 years, federal spending per household has risen by roughly $10,000 to more than $31,000...

Dear editor: First I would like to comment on Melva J. McKenzie's letter in the July 20 paper. I fully agree and I love America, too, and I display it on a pole that has a light that automatically goes on at night and off in the morning. It flies 24 hours a day. I replace the flag when it shows signs of wear...

Robert and Joy Norstebon of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, Sandra Alene Norstebon, to James Layne Palmer, son of Layne and Leilani Palmer of North Salt Lake, Utah. Sandra began her life in Sacramento, Calif. Her father was in the United States Coast Guard and she was able to travel with her family to locations such as Hawaii, Alaska, Alabama, Georgia and Puerto Rico before her move to Mountain Home. ...

July 20 • 00:37 Shots Heard, West Side Dr• 00:47 Traffic, I-84 WB MM127• 02:07 Suspicious Circumstance, Summerwind Dr• 02:44 Suspicious Circumstance, Summerwind Dr• 04:39 Collision, Unknown, I-84 WB MM93.5• 05:53 Civil, Rim Rd• 08:53 Animal, Hwy 30/Yuba• 09:47 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 51/Beet Dump• 11:48 Vehicle Stop, S4E/Jackson• 12:19 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM104• 12:24 VIN Inspection, Sunset Strip• 13:28 Vehicle Fire, I-84 EB MM97• 14:19 Vehicle Stop, Old Oregon Trail Rd• 16:27 Fire, Other, I-84 Exit 129• 16:41 Collision Property Damage, I-84 WB MM75• 17:50 Suspicious, Canal Rd• 18:26 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM74• 19:18 Citizen Assist, Glenns Ferry• 20:59 Traffic, I-84 WB MM86• 23:47 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd. ...

July 27 • 00:29 Collision Property Damage, Hwy 20 MM130• 01:16 Assist, MH• 03:01 Vehicle Stop, American Legion Blvd• 04:19 Battery, Twin Springs• 06:24 Animal, I-84 WB MM78• 07:40 Harassment, Glenns Ferry• 09:14 Animal, Old GV Hwy/Bruneau• 10:57 Threats, Glenns Ferry• 12:49 Break-In, Hwy 51• 13:00 Citizen Assist, Teal Cir• 13:46 Info, S11E• 13:53 Hazard, I-84 EB MM124• 13:57 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM135.9• 14:08 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM132• 15:31 Vehicle Stop, E8• 16:36 Assist, E8N• 17:03 Civil, Hwy 51• 17:15 Noise, Daniels Rd/Cutler Cir• 17:34 Subject Stop, S3W• 19:51 Property Damage, Glenns Ferry• 20:15 Traffic, I-84 WB MM131• 20:18 Vehicle Fire, I-84 WB MM82• 21:15 Juvenile Probation, Airbase Rd• 22:16 Collision Property Damage, Hwy 20, Pine• 23:25 Traffic, Hwy 30• 23:27 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM110• 23:34 Assist. ...

The identify of the victims in a a single-vehicle crash that killed one man and critically injured another on Sunday, July 31, was released by authorities late Tuesday after nearly a full day in which their identities had not been known until family members called Monday to report them missing...

Arthur and Tuya Young of Mountain Home have announced the birth of a daughter, Bentley Afton Young, on July 11, 2011, at Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home, Idaho. At birth, Bentley weighed 8 pounds, 1.8 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She joins a brother, Paul, 6, and sisters Leah, 5, and Hailey, 1...