Stories from Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Idaho Power has closed public access to the face of C.J. Strike Dam and the spillway, citing security and public safety. Access was restricted last year due to sturgeon population monitoring, and later because of repairs being made to a spill gate. After careful consideration, the decision was made to permanently close access to the facility, Idaho Power officials announced this week...

When Elmore Medical Center becomes St. Luke's Elmore this Monday, the merger of the hospital district's assets with those of the non-profit St. Luke's collection of hospitals in Idaho should increase access to expanded medical resources. It also will provide some efficiencies through economy of scale (such as supply purchases) and elimination of some redundancies, hospital administrator Greg Mauer believes...

Dear editor: I read the news story about that bad guy Lopez-Orozco that gets three life terms for the murder of a women and her two young sons. Because Mexico does not believe in the death penalty, we, the American taxpayers, have to feed and clothe him for the rest of his life. ...

Patsy B. Micheau, 89, of Huron, S.D,, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on Sept. 15, 2012, at a Huron medical center. A memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, April 6, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

One of the fun traditions of Easter are the annual egg hunts. Some churches and families hold their own, but there are two big community events in the area, one in Mountain Home on Sunday and the other in Grand View on Saturday. Mountain Home The Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt in Mountain Home, sponsored by Sabre Lodge No.7, Free and Accepted Prince Hall Masons, will take place on Sunday, March 31, beginning at 1 p.m. at Carl Miller Park...