Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Nearly six months after he transformed a downtown facade into what he hopes will be a new tourism destination, a local artist is hoping to create another community landmark using not much more than children's art supplies. Earlier this month, Randy Miller launched an effort he called the "crayon wall" that would turn 256 square feet of blank wall space into a multi-colored mural...

Vincent I. Borg and Patricia A. Parrish, both from Mountain Home, were joined in marriage during a ceremony at the Elmore County Courthouse on Valentine's Day. The bride is the daughter of Carlton and Mildred Parrish. The groom is the son of Anthony and Theresa Borg...

During a special meeting Thursday evening, the city council approved a plan that would temporarily halt the need for developers to pay certain fees on new construction here. The move is ultimately designed to sharply reduce impact fees charged developers because the city believes its current fee rate is stifling new business development...

Dear editor: The mayoral recall (in Glenns Ferry). Let's just stop for a minute and set aside the emotion and opinions and get to the real issue. Small villages and towns throughout our country are suffering economically, and many are evolving into "Ghost towns."...

Dear editor: I read with interest Barbara Larson's letter published Jan. 30. She mentioned what the Bible tells us regarding the latter days. She stated that President Obama has done many things to deserve impeachment. I'd like to encourage her to read Romans 13:1-2: "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. ...

A well-known former Mountain Home man was shot and killed during a domestic dispute at his home in Caldwell last week. Samuel "Buford" Ireland, 34, died of his injuries on Saturday. His wife, Paige A. Ireland, 41, was initially charged with felony aggravated battery and use of a firearm during a felony. ...