Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Thirty years after he became a law enforcement officer, the county's chief deputy sheriff will become Mountain Home's next chief of police. In a formal announcement Monday evening, Nick Schilz was named by the city council to succeed outgoing police chief John Walter, who moved to Missouri to care for his ailing parents...

Continuing a trend that has been going on for more than a decade, enrollment in the Mountain Home School District declined again this year. Registration during the first week of school last week showed the district had 110 fewer students than at the same time last year...

A former fugitive accused of killing a woman and two of her young children nine years ago entered a not-guilty plea during an arraignment in Fourth District Court on Monday. Jorge A. Lopez-Orozco faces charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Ramirez and her sons, Miguel and Ricardo, when he goes to trial Feb. 6...

Steve and Doris Roberts of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Leisa, of Boise, to Matthew Thorusen of Boise, son of Martha Clausen of Boise and Al and Yvonne Thorusen of Kuna. The couple will be married on Sept. 10, 2011, in Boise, where they will make their home...

Alice Elizabeth Payton and the late John Payton of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Tabitha Dorcas Payton, to Michael Patrick Wood of Mountain Home, son of Forrest Wood II and Marge Wood of Simms, Mont...

James and Teri Smith of Mountain Home celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this Tuesday, Aug. 23. James Smith and Teri Tjepkes were married, in 1986 at the Mammoth Hot Springs Chapel in Yellowstone National Park. They have three children, Jesse, Cami and Rebecca...

Matt Fredericksen, son of Robert and Lisa Woodruff of Mountain Home, and Lisa Tharp, daughter of Kathy Eakin and the late Arthur Eakin of Bainbridge, Ga., were united in marriage Aug. 6, 2011, at Eglin Beach, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Rev. Christopher Smithling officiated at the ceremony...

Dear editor: As a parent of two children who attend North Elementary, I am amazed and delighted to see how many people volunteer their time and effort to help make our schools a better place for children to learn. We all know that school district budgets around the state have been cut and drastic changes have and will likely continue to happen. School District 193 is no exception to these cuts...

August 17 • 01:43 Assist, Prairie• 03:09 Intoxicated Subject, Glenns Ferry• 07:38 Citizen Assist, Morrow/Reservoir Rd• 07:39 Vehicle Stop, American Legion Blvd• 09:07 Civil, S10E• 09:46 Probable Subject, Glenns Ferry• 10:42 Traffic, I-84 WB MM76• 11:34 VIN Inspection, McNutt Ln• 12:34 Motorist Assist, I-84 Exit 121• 13:18 Brush Fire, Standish/Mashburn• 15:24 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM82• 15:34 Suspicious Circumstance, McMurtrey Rd/Canyon Crk Rd• 16:19 Traffic, I-84 EB• 16:28 Collision, Unknown, I-84 EB MM94• 17:11 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM74• 19:37 Traffic, I-84 EB MM115• 21:36 Traffic, Airbase Rd• 22:02 Illegal Burning, Three Island State Park• 23:06 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM116.5• 23:34 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM103. ...

One of the U.S. military's newest aircraft made its debut over southern Idaho this month as part of a training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Aircrews and maintenance teams from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., flew missions from the base as part of a scheduled deployment here...

The City of Mountain Home expects to pay more than $61,000 in legal fees and damages as it settles a lawsuit against a local church. No-Limits Christian Ministries will receive $24,000 in damages from the city following a dispute with Mountain Home officials to convert a downtown building into a church complex...