Stories from Friday, August 24, 2012

Mountain Home High School's soccer squads faltered on the field as the varsity teams fell during their season openers last week. The Mountain Home Tigers boys varsity squad came up on the short end of a 2-3 SIC 4A soccer contest at Nampa on Friday. The Tigers had the lead until eight minutes were left in the game. Juan Sanchez scored both goals for Mountain Home. Jack Richelieu had 11 saves on goal for the Tigers...

The Treasure Valley YMCA and the Western Elmore County Recreation District are poised to conduct a major effort aimed at raising more than a half million dollars to build a community recreation center in Mountain Home. No formal decision has been made to do so, yet, but is expected at any time...

Glen Hesler was born to Walter and Fern Hesler in Hutchinson, Kan., on May 17, 1922. He died Aug. 3, 2012. Among his achievements as a youth, he claimed the Kansas High School Wrestling State Championship in 1940, representing the Hutchinson High School Salt Hawks...

The Battle for Featherville is underway as fire crews begin fighting fire with fire in a race against time before a storm front that could cause erratic and unpredictable behavior with the Trinity Ridge Fire hits the area Friday afternoon. Fire crews moved from a defensive to an offensive posture Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning as they took the fight to the fire, which has burned over 109,713 acres of prime forest land in Elmore County, more than 171 square miles of terrain...