Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers saw their volleyball season come to a close last week with losses to Caldwell, Skyview and Nampa. Caldwell 25, 25, 21, 25 Mountain Home 22, 18, 25, 19 Mountain Home had a tough time getting its game going Oct. 8, losing to the Lady Cougars from Caldwell three games to one in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

Both the Mountain Home girls and boys cross country teams recorded some good efforts at the Gibb Floyd Invitational cross country meet in Kuna Thursday. Rocky Mountain won the meet, Kuna was second, Skyview third, Mountain View fourth, New Plymouth fifth, Mountain Home sixth and Vale seventh...

The Elmore Medical Center annual Health and Wellness Day will be held this Saturday, Oct. 20, from 7-11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge, 325 S. 3rd West St. The lodge will be filled with health- and wellness-related vendor booths as well as a variety of clinical services. The annual Health and Wellness Day has grown to become a comprehensive community education event put together by the hospital...

For the past 10 years, the vacant building remained a visible reminder of how the city's downtown area once looked. Years prior, it served as a community anchor that convinced small business owners to open shops in nearby store fronts. But when the King's Department Store closed its doors in 2001, this part of town went into a downward economic spiral that worsened in recent years when a recession hit the city. ...

After 35 years of service to the Mountain Home community, one of the city's veteran firefighters was named to head the department. Alan Bermensolo, who had served as the city's interim fire chief over the past four months, was sworn in during a ceremony Oct. 9 at city hall...