Stories from Thursday, February 9, 2012

A wind farm on Elmore County's eastern border could nearly double in size following initial approval by the county's planning and zoning commission to amend the project. Last August, the commission recommended approving a proposal by High Mesa Energy LLC to build a series of wind turbines spanning Elmore and Twin Falls counties...

Students at Mountain Home High School launched an effort Monday morning to directly help military troops deployed to combat zones overseas. Over the next three weeks, representatives from the school's personal career development course hope to collect everything from personal hygiene items to snack foods during the benefit...

It was a tough week for the Mountain Home Tiger boys basketball team as they dropped conference games to the conference's top two teams. Bishop Kelly 59 Mountain Home 39 The Tigers ran into a hot-shooting Bishop Kelly team on the road last week and lost to the Knights, 59-39...

After they dropped their district opener to Skyview, the Mountain Home Lady Tigers kept their post-season hopes alive after they held off a feisty Emmett team in the consolation bracket. Skyview 49, Mountain Home 37 The Lady Tigers had Skyview's number last season, beating them four straight, including twice in the district tournament. But this season, it was Skyview that had Mountain Home's number as the Lady Hawks opened the District III 4A Girls Basketball Tournament with a 49-37 win...

A vehicle stolen from the King Hill area by a pair of fugitives was recovered in Nampa on Wednesday. The names of the man and woman involved in the theft were not immediately released by the Elmore County Sheriff's Department. Investigators continue to recover evidence from the truck to determine if the individuals are connected to a series of crimes committed in Washington and Oregon...

Mountain Home police arrested a local man Thursday morning in connection with a stabbing incident at a local bar. Juan S. Tabares, 26, was taken into custody and faces felony charges related to the stabbing of five individuals at Charlie's Place early Sunday morning...