Stories from Friday, April 27, 2012

Mountain Home found the competition tough at Friday's Bandana Invitational track and field meet at Mountain View High School. Despite the challenge, several of Mountain Home's athletes placed during the event in Meridian. Mountain View won the girls competition with Mountain Home finishing 12th...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team dropped two home conference matches to Emmett and Bishop Kelly last week. Emmett Girls 5, Mountain Home Girls 2 Emmett Boys 6, Mountain Home Boys 1 The Tigers lost to Emmett at Richard Aguirre Park last Thursday with the girls falling 2-5 and the boys dropping in a 1-6 contest...

Members of the local Mountain Man wrestling club earned a number of first-place titles and other accolades during a series of tournaments held in recent weeks. Jon Ryan, Ryan Goldsby, Tanner Sessions, Josh Deal from Mountain Home High School along with Pierce Mederios from the junior high school amassed 10 first-place titles during three free-style events...

Work is scheduled to start Monday to repair a 25-mile stretch of I-84 between Mountain Home and Hammett. Involving both sides of the highway, the project includes replacing joint seals and sealing extensive cracks on the roadway in addition to replacing deteriorated concrete slabs, according to Reed Hollinshead, a spokesperson with the Idaho Transportation Department...

Three students from Mountain Home High School earned awards during the National Journalism Conference held recently in Seattle. The conference included nearly 4,000 high school journalism, yearbook, photography and broadcasting students from around the United States...

The Mountain Home Boy Scout Troop 57 issued a call this week to collect old and worn out American flags from members in the community. Scouts from the local troop will retire these flags during a ceremony scheduled for May 5 at this year's Camp Wilson event north of Mountain Home...

A lifelong passion for music is taking on a new life for Brad Aggen. A soft-spoken individual with a broad smile and easy-going demeanor, he gave his wide-brimmed a quick adjustment as he reflected on the decision he hopes will allow him to share something unique for those living here...