Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Jim and Pam King of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio, have announced the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jessica King of Rexburg, to Matthew Ward of Rexburg, son of Robert and Karen Ward of Mountain Home. Jessica graduated from Fairborn High School in 2009. She plans to graduate from BYU-Idaho with a bachelors degree in exercise physiology in the fall...

While some people do what they can to recycle everything from aluminum cans to newspaper, a local teen found a way to take what some people might call "trash" and turn it into a unique form of treasure. Andrea Garcia started to not only reuse what some people would normally throw away but to turn them into something that's functional and gets people's attention...

Seeking to improve pedestrian safety near a local school, the Mountain Home City Council approved plans to add a new school zone on South Haskett Street. During a meeting March 12, the council unanimously voted in favor of a proposal introduced by the city's traffic safety board...

After a nearly one-year delay, efforts to bring a community recreation center to Mountain Home regained traction with the next stage in the process now set to start by mid-April. A meeting last Thursday involving officials from the Western Elmore County Recreation District, the Treasure Valley YMCA and independent community representatives alleviated financial concerns that had threatened to derail the entire project...

Dear editor: As a special education student at Mountain Home High School, I felt it was unfair to me and the teachers to have so many students (27) in my classes. It was hard to concentrate with all the noise going on around me. I felt I wasn't getting enough help with my classwork...

Dear editor: The Mountain Home Youth Sports Basketball volunteers, like Mitch Egusquiza and Brion Bethal, have established an exceptional youth program. Coach Keener, thank you for help organizing the girls teams. To coaches Mike Kearby, Todd Floyd, Jack Walborn, Steve Acarregui, and your family's, we express our gratitude. Thank you for your devotion of time, finances, and most of all patience with the boys' Tiger Select and girls' YMCA teams...

March 14 • 00:40 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 06:23 Tow Request, Hwy 20• 07:40 Vehicle Stop, Ditto Crk/Hwy 30• 09:22 Traffic, I-84 Exit 120• 09:46 Hazard, I-84 EB MM112• 10:27 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30/Saylor Crk Rd• 13:13 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM131• 13:44 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM130• 14:29 VIN Inspection, Colleen Dr• 18:01 Animal, Hwy 51• 18:19 Info, Loveridge Bridge• 18:37 Vehicle Stop, Old GV Hwy• 18:52 Suspicious, Old Hwy 30• 20:55 Welfare, N18E• 21:15 Shots Heard, S3W B St• 22:13 Barking Dog, NE Rocket Dr. ...

Greetings from the road! Just returned from a Wrangler Team roping in Farmington Utah, that Davis County Equestrian facility sure is nice. It is located across the freeway from the Lagoon Amusement park. All that was missing was the warm sunshine! The fuel prices seem to be affecting the contestent count at these larger team ropings. ...