Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2012

The Mountain Home Tigers won two of three games last week, beating Emmett and Nampa, but losing at Columbia. Tigers 51, Huskies 46 The Mountain Home Tigers picked up their second straight win Jan. 17 with a 51-46 victory over the Emmett Huskies. The Tigers grabbed the lead early in the first quarter and led 15-10 after a quarter...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers returned to the win column Friday night with a 56-50 conference basketball win over Kuna in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. The win, which avenged an earlier 57-52 loss to the Lady Kavemen at Kuna, was a battle throughout, with ten lead changes and four ties...

A former fugitive accused of killing a woman and two of her young children nearly 10 years ago is now expected to face trial in May. Jorge A. Lopez-Orozco faces charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Ramirez and her sons, Miguel and Ricardo, when his trial begins May 21...

With local area schools struggling to keep their art programs alive, a group of local parents hope to rekindle that creative outlet through an initiative that debuted this month. Crafted by parent groups at each of the four elementary schools in Mountain Home, the Expressions program gives aspiring students an opportunity to express themselves through various art forms, according to group spokesperson Rachel Reynolds...

With two weeks remaining before its first events begin, Mountain Home High School expects near-record crowds when it hosts its yearly gathering of motivational speakers. To date, more than 260 students representing six schools have already signed up for the high school's annual U-Bus-To-Us speech and debate tournament, which begins here Feb. 3...