Stories from Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The season of giving arrived Monday morning without the blare of music or the seemingly endless spectacle of bargains and last-minute deals. With quiet humility and little fanfare, a handful of families stopped at a nondescript building on the city's west side seeking a glimmer of hope and a little holiday spirit. In many cases, it was the only chance they had to provide a little something for their children on Christmas Day...

For 35 years, he's run one of Mountain Home's most profitable companies while dedicating thousands of hours every year to serve others in the community. On Monday, those efforts gained state-level recognition as Alan Bermensolo was selected as the Idaho Business Leader of the Year...

A Mountain Home woman convicted of stealing money from a local restaurant was sentenced to 60 days in jail during her hearing in district court Monday morning. Sara Griffin will also spend five years on supervised probation in addition to paying restitution to the owners of the restaurant where she once worked...

Dear editor: A huge thanks to the Gunfighter and Mountain Home communities for all the support and donations that made this year's annual Gunfighter Cookie Drive a success. More than 8,000 cookies were collected, enabling us to brighten the holidays for 600 Airmen living in the dorms...

December 14 • 07:49 Vehicle Stop, SW Hamilton• 07:53 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM121• 10:34 Vehicle Stop, N Bannock• 11:15 Drug, MH• 11:35 Animal, Airbase Rd• 11:43 Animal, Animal, SW Midnight Blue Way• 11:58 Tow Sticker, SW Division• 13:23 Traffic, I-84 Exit 90• 14:40 Vehicle Stop, Hammett Hill/Waller Rd• 16:49 Traffic, I-84 EB MM90• 21:33 Welfare, I-84 WB MM85-86• 23:17 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM106• 23:19 Open, Hwy 20• 23:33 Open, MH. ...

Joseph and Amanda Brodeur of Mountain Home have announced the birth of a son, Cody Joseph Brodeur, on Nov. 7, 2011, at the Mountain Home Air Force Base hospital. Cody weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. Grandparents are Patricia Taylor of Mountain Home and Joseph and Paula Brodeur of Hooksett, N.H...

Nathanel Harman and Molly Harman have announced the birth of a girl, Helen Rose Harman, on Dec. 15, 2011, at Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home, Idaho. She weighted 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. She joins a sister, Bertonia McFadden, 9, and a brother, Joseph McFadden, 7...