Stories from Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Mountain Home Urban Renewal Agency has purchased the King's building in anticipation of leasing the downtown core facility to a major retail chain store. The URA signed the paperwork Friday, paying $235,000 for the building that has been vacant for a decade...

John and Marvie Musacchio of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Stacy Marie Musacchio, to Christopher James Coontz, son of Doug and Katie Coontz of Eugene, Ore. The couple will exchange vows on Oct. 29, 2011, at 6 p.m. in Beaverton, Ore. A reception will follow at the clubhouse of the apartment complex where the couple live with their son, Jared James Coontz...

Amber (Stump) Joseph, daughter of Ralph Stump of Elko, Nev., was united in marriage Oct. 14, 2011, to Casey Fox of Elko, son of Ardie and William McMonigle of Mountain Home and Bert and Sue Fox of Elko. The wedding was held Blooms and Grooms Chapel in Elko...

Strong University of Idaho Extension programs have profoundly benefitted the people of Elmore County for generations, and their value has become even more apparent during these trying economic times. Mir-M. Seyedbagheri, U of I Extension Educator, has provided educational workshops, trainings and services for Elmore growers and residents for more than 25 years. ...

Dear editor: I have a dream that the church that sued the city of Mountain Home, by which it became embroiled in controversy and bad blood, can heal these wounds by donating the $24,000 that the church won in their lawsuit to the fiscally troubled Youth Center...

A Mountain Home man was killed Thursday in a motorcycle accident on Highway 21 in Boise County. According to Idaho State Police, Steven Roach, 56, of Mountain Home, was traveling southbound on State Highway 21 near milepost 30 when, for unknown reasons, his BMW motorcycle left the roadway on the right shoulder...

A Mountain Home woman accused of stealing money from a local restaurant pled guilty to the felony charge during her arraignment in District Court. Sara Griffin, 23, entered a written plea to one count of grand theft as she appeared before Judge Barry Wood on Oct. 18...

The Central District Health Department will offer flu shots in the schools to Mountain Home students over the next two weeks. The school-based flu clinics will be held: Thursday, Oct. 27 Thursday, Nov. 3 For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

After a nine-month delay, debate resumed last week on a proposal to build a second large-scale urban development in western Elmore County. The public hearing on the Mayfield Springs Planned Community comes just three months after the board of county commissioners approved a larger residential and commercial project in this region...

A motorcyclist was flown by air ambulance to a Boise hospital Wednesday morning after his motorcycle collided with an 18-wheeler just east of Glenns Ferry.