Stories from Friday, March 9, 2012

Wrestlers from Mountain Home Junior High School dominated the mats this season enroute to a second-place finish at the district finals held recently. On the way, the team set five school records, including the most wrestlers to ever make it to the championship round of the district finals with six of the those nine competitors earning top honors...

For the first time in the event's history, Glenns Ferry will host the annual Relay for Life cancer awareness fundraiser. Held at the outdoor track at Glenns Ferry High School, the all-night relay will begin at 7 p.m. June 15 and will continue until 7 a.m. the following morning...

Dressed up as her favorite Dr. Seuss character, Kayla Anderson asks for help with an assignment in Sara Knowlton's third grade classroom during the Base Primary School's celebration of noted children's author Theodor Geisel on Friday. During the day, students were allowed to dress up as their favorite characters from the author's series of books while a school-wide assembly paid tribute to Geisel, who's been known for generations simply as Dr. Seuss. Photo by Judy Blanchard...

A generally mild winter had a minimal impact on deer herds in Elmore County with Fish and Game officials noting a drop in mortality rates in these herds. Concerns over high mortality rates in the local deer population were raised after wildfires last summer destroyed a large portion of critical winter feeding grounds...