Stories from Wednesday, March 28, 2012

After nearly 18 months of work marked by setbacks and uncertainty, plans finally took shape late last week to bring a new department store to Mountain Home. In a message Friday evening, the Houston-based Stage Stores company announced it will open a Bealls store in the former King's building in the city's downtown area...

After 18 months of waiting, the answers finally came during a phone call late Friday. For the first time in nearly 10 years, a fixture in the Mountain Home community will see a resurrection of sorts while the city prepares to welcome its first major retailer in many years...

The vice commander at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., is scheduled to take command of the 366th Fighter Wing next month. Col. Christopher M. Short will accept command of the Gunfighters at Mountain Home Air Force Base from Col. Ronald D. Buckley during a formal ceremony April 20...

After months of delays, Elmore County's Planning and Zoning Commission resumed discussions last week on a proposal to develop a new community on the county's western border. During a public hearing March 21, the seven-person commission accepted testimony regarding the Mayfield Springs Planned Community...

March 21 • 00:54 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM87• 01:24 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM80.5• 02:08 Property Damage, I-84 MM82.3• 02:18 Assist, NW Bradford Ave• 05:02 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM109• 06:51 Abandoned Vehicle, Ditto Crk• 07:02 Motorist Assist, Wilson Cir/Canyon Crk• 07:46 Vehicle Stop, I-84 MM86• 11:59 Vehicle Stop, Oregon Trail Rd• 12:36 Welfare, Mayfield• 14:46 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM78• 17:11 Assist, I-84 EB MM123• 17:16 Traffic, I-84 EB MM81• 17:27 Collision, Property Damage, I-84 WB MM88-89• 17:36 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM123• 18:04 Vehicle Stop, N18/Beaman• 19:38 Traffic, Ash• 21:37 Vehicle Stop, Reservoir Rd• 21:39 Juvenile Probation, N18E. ...

David and Vicki Ravenscraft, formerly of Mountain Home and currently living in Fort Hood, Texas, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jessica, to Bradley Wiersma II. The groom's parents are Bradley Scott Wiersma Sr. of Meridian and Bonni Whitewater from Boise...

Two men were injured, one seriously, during a collision involving a pickup truck and a commercial semi Tuesday afternoon on the interstate. John Elsbury, 57, of Peck, Idaho, remains hospitalized at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise after his pickup truck was sideswiped by a commercial vehicle driven by Amos Rodriguez, 54, of Pocatello...