Stories from Thursday, September 22, 2011

For more than 10 years, pilot Greg Poe dedicated his life to helping children turn their lives around and to help them reach their goals and dreams. It was the one way he coped with the pain he endured after son died from years of drug abuse. Out of his loss, the stunt pilot from Boise created Elevate Your Life -- a youth outreach program that Poe took with him to almost every airshow. ...

In an effort to keep its doors open, the Mountain Home Youth Center will continue its community yard sale this weekend Featuring a variety of items collected from local storage units, the sale runs from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday and Saturday at the youth center's facility at 130 N. Main St...

Reports that some youth have been going door to door soliciting money for textbooks drew a blank from school officials last week. "I've asked the principals and the only fundraiser going on other than the regular sports stuff is Hacker's Spellathon, which they do every year, and the kids are instructed not to go door to door," said Supt. Tim McMurtrey...

The Mountain Home Tigers made some giant strides in getting their football game close to where it should be. However, the Tigers blew scoring opportunities that could have changed the outcome of the game as they fell to the Caldwell Cougars, 28-21, Friday night at Caldwell...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers came away with a split of their conference volleyball matches last week, losing in five at home to Middleton and winning in five at Caldwell. Middleton 21, 25, 18, 25, 19 Mountain Home 25, 20, 25, 20, 17 It was a volleyball match that the fans got their money's worth last Tuesday night as the Lady Tigers and Middleton battled back and forth before the Lady Vikings finally won it, three games to two...