Stories from Friday, February 15, 2013

Fifteen Mountain Home High School students garnered awards at the annual state journalism conference held Feb. 1 and 2 at Idaho State University in Pocatello. Earning first place and taking home gold medals were Emily Crighton for sports photography, Kaylee Buckley for newspaper layout, Katelyn Ackley for yearbook academic writing, Valeria Juarez for yearbook club writing and Katie Urquidi for yearbook layout...

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce set a deadline of April 1 for those wanting to contribute to a new memorial dedicated to military service members and veterans. The chamber initiative seeks to redesign the pedestal of the F-111 aircraft display at Carl Miller Park as a lasting tribute to those who currently serve or previous were part of the U.S. armed forces...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers bounced back from their opening round district tournament loss to Skyview with an impressive win over Caldwell, but came up short against Nampa to be eliminated from the tourney. Mountain Home 41, Caldwell 24 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers kept their basketball season going last Tuesday night by ousting Caldwell from the District III 4A girls basketball tourney with a 41-24 win in Mountain Home...