Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Two Elmore County men pled guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to one count of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute the drug. Raul Garcia-Rosales, 39, of Mountain Home and Jaime Guerrero, 26, of Glenns Ferry are set for sentencing on Feb. 12, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise...

A Mountain Home man was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison for possessing sexually explicit images of minors. During his hearing in U.S. District Court in Boise, James W. Carr IV, 23, was also sentenced to 20 years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also imposed a $5,000 fine and ordered Carr to forfeit assets used in the commission of the offense. He pleaded guilty to the charge Aug. 9...

As the holiday season approaches, schools across the Mountain Home district will host a series of concerts in December. Fourth graders at North Elementary School start the season's performance schedule with a show at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 6 with another planned for 6:30 p.m. that day...

Rules and restrictions for merchants, church organizations and school groups knocking on people's doors are expected to see some changes after the city council gave initial approval of the revised law Monday evening. Last updated in 2002, the transient merchant ordinance came under closer scrutiny in late 2011 as the council aired concerns with certain sections of the city code...

Dear editor: Not withstanding the Left's childish objection (tied to a geography 101 course) of our exclusive use of the term, "American" to define ourselves, I assert: While all "Americans" are "American Citizens" not all "American Citizens" are "Americans." The terms are no longer synonymous...