Stories from Thursday, February 23, 2012

The vast bulk of public school funding in Idaho now comes from the state, and central to the allocation of the money to each school district is the concept of the support unit. The number of support units available to a school district is generally based on Average Daily Attendance -- how many warm bodies are filling a classroom seat on average. ...

The Mountain Home Tigers placed seventh in the team standings during the District III 4A Wrestling Tournament held at Caldwell High School, which ended Friday. During the tournament, six Mountain Home wrestlers qualified for the state finals. Kuna won the district title, picking up 424.5 points while Mountain Home finished the weekend with 121...

The post season is commonly referred to as a "brand new season" in high school sports, where regular season records mean nothing and anything can happen. But for the Mountain Home Tigers, the post season was a continuation of their regular season with the Tigers playing hard but coming up short as they left the District III 4A Tournament after two games...

Days after a local dental center provided free checkups and routine care for dozens of children, another center will provide treatment for additional youngsters during a second event in Mountain Home. The Smile Enhancement Center, also known as The Tooth Dome, is one of many dental clinics across the country participating in the "Give Kids A Smile" program Saturday...

Members from the Beta Sigma Phi sororities in Glenns Ferry and Mountain Home crowned this year's queens during their annual queen's luncheon Feb. 12. Held at Carmela's Vineyard Restaurant in Glenns Ferry, the event recognized Laurete Nu Bess McCluer, Preceptor Omega Nancy Montgomery, Xi Beta Xi Jennifer Cox and Mu Master Mary Hillesand...

During a meeting earlier this month, the Elmore Medical Center Foundation announced a new vice president for its board of directors to serve alongside its current leadership. Nancie Brininger becomes the foundation's incoming vice president with Connie Cruser named to continue her role as board president...

February 8 • 05:27 Vehicle Stop, Bypass Rd• 06:35 Collision, Property Damage, Airbase/Old GV Hwy• 07:45 Assist, MH• 08:44 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 09:44 Citizen Assist, W Seabreeze Ave• 09:52 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 51• 11:15 Animal, Groefsema Rd• 11:40 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM130• 11:50 Traffic, I-84 EB MM106• 12:39 Stolen Vehicle, Sunset St• 12:55 Animal, Old Hwy 30• 13:10 Traffic, I-84 WB MM97• 14:45 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM88• 14:48 DUI, I-84 EB MM74• 15:01 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd/I-84• 16:46 Animal, Hwy 30/Dornan Rd• 18:12 Animal, Hwy 30• 19:20 Traffic, I-84 EB MM74• 19:37 Traffic, I-84 WB MM106• 19:51 Suspicious Circumstance, Glenns Ferry• 20:00 Attempt to Locate, I-84 EB toward Twin Falls• 22:29 Info, Boise/Nampa• 23:28 Recover Stolen Vehicle, Nampa. ...

February 15 • 00:41 Suspicious, MH• 06:17 Collision, Unknown, I-84 EB MM82• 06:53 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20/Reservoir Rd• 07:05 Collision, Unknown, I-84 EB MM75.5• 09:26 Vehicle Stop, Old GV Hwy/Hwy 51• 10:45 Drug, American Legion Blvd• 10:47 Drug, Elmore County• 12:36 Vehicle Stop, Old GV Hwy/Hwy 51• 13:08 VIN Inspection, Drake Ct• 14:50 Vehicle Stop, Beaman/Canyon Crk• 15:01 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB/Canyon Crk Overpass• 15:18 Utility, Glenns Ferry• 15:52 Illegal Dumping, Hot Crk Rd• 16:08 Welfare, Seabreeze• 16:34 Animal, Airbase Rd• 16:48 Traffic, Canyon Crk/Frontage Rd• 20:02 Civil Matter, Sunset Strip• 21:45 Hazard, MH. ...

Inattentive cooking was linked to a fire that caused more than $200,000 in damage to a home on the city's west side Wednesday evening. According to Mountain Home Fire Chief Phil Gridley, the fire likely started in the kitchen before it spread throughout the single-story residence at 1044 NW Kloe Street...