Stories from Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mark and Leanne Paulsen of Kaysville, Utah, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Laura, to Cary Haws of Layton, Utah, son of Terry and Kasandra Haws of Mountain Home. The couple plan to marry April 12, 2013, in the Bountiful Temple in Bountiful, Utah...

Danielle Robbins of Eugene, Ore., and Daniel Ohlsen of Boise were united in marriage Dec. 21, 2012, during ceremonies officiated by Don Robbins at the C.W. Moore Plaza in Boise. The groom is the son of Curt and Susanne Ohlsen of Mountain Home. The bride's grandmother, Judy Robbins, lives in Boise...

Dear editor: The NRA opposed Obama because the group still can't get over the fact that the president is black." Now, that is such a stupid statement, I wouldn't give it mention except that it was made five days ago by the same congressman, Hank Johnson (D-GA), who was also previously concerned that Guam might tip over. It's a mystery how he ever got elected himself. Well, in today's America, maybe not so much of a mystery...

Dear editor: Thank you for continuing the conversation about armed self-defense in our schools. The Idaho Statute concerning armed persons in schools will soon become a bit less obscure. The Idaho Republican Party has recently approved a resolution calling on the Idaho Superintendent of Education to proactively inform and educate every educational institution in Idaho as to its constitutional authority under Idaho Code 183302D(4) -- the law that enables the board of trustees of a school district to authorize a person or an employee of the school or school district to carry a firearm on the school premises.. ...

Police and ambulances quickly converged on a small apartment building next to Hiler's Texaco on North 2nd East Street late Monday afternoon after authorities received a call concerning a man accidentally shot in the neck. When police arrived they met with Gregory Smith, 57, of Mountain Home, who said that he and his friends were shooting with a BB gun at a target in the apartment when one of the BBs ricocheted, striking the victim...

More than 50 people showed up on a frigid Saturday morning to take part in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Held at the Elk's Lodge, Mike Whitfield served as master of ceremonies for the early morning event, which offered ministers, pastors and priests offering a variety of prayers for the country, community and family, and a featured speech by Derek Harris, a former Air Force senior master sergeant and currently manager of the Boise office of the Idaho Department of Labor...

Representatives with the Idaho Drug Free Youth organization will highlight the pressures and consequences of underage drinking during a free seminar Thursday evening at Mountain Home High School. The presentation "True Confessions of an Idaho Teen" will start at 6:30 p.m. in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

The merger of the local hospital with St. Luke's will occur in just over two months. "Patient care and support staff from Elmore Medical Center (EMC) and St. Luke's Health System are preparing to integrate on April 1, 2013," Doreen Krabbenhoft, the hospital's development director said in a prepared statement...

Cynthia L. Hoagland, 53, of Nampa, formerly of King Hill, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at her home. A viewing will be held from 10 -10:45 a.m. and funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 24, at the VFW Hall, Post 3646, in Glenns Ferry. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...