Stories from Friday, March 29, 2013

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers dropped two conference games last week and split a doubleheader with Jerome. Caldwell 11, Mountain Home 1 Great hitting and pitching by Caldwell did the Lady Tigers in last Tuesday, as they lost to the Lady Cougars, 11-1, in six innings in conference softball at Memmelaar Field in Mountain Home...

After a nearly three-month delay in the hiring process, the Treasure Valley YMCA officially named the person that will oversee a fundraising effort to build a community recreation center in Mountain Home. Keyra Elmo was recently hired by the YMCA to head the capital campaign, which represents the final step before construction can start on the $4.7 million facility, Phase I of the total project envisioned by the WECRD founders...

A survey launched earlier this week is seeking the public's input on what makes Mountain Home so unique and what it needs to encourage people to do business here. The city's chamber of commerce and economic development offices started the poll to gain a better understanding of what people like about the community and what needs to be improved...

Larry Lee Maxwell, 79, passed away Sunday evening, March 24, at 6:50 p.m. in his home in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. He was surrounded by his children, his sister, his brother and his niece. He breathed his last breath peacefully while his daughters sang "How Great Thou Art."...