Stories from Friday, August 9, 2013

A two-vehicle crash on the interstate led to the arrest of an Oregon man early Tuesday morning. Ryan J. Munson, 28, from Carlton, Ore., was apprehended nearly five hours after he fled the scene of the crash reported at 8:13 p.m. Monday near milepost 129...

As the year's pool season winds down, the city's parks and recreation department will host its annual pool party just for canines from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 11. Held at the city pool complex at 990 McKenna Drive, the cost is $5 per animal with a limit of two dogs per owner...

The U.S. Forest Service has announced a full evacuation for all residents in the Prairie and Fall Creek areas as a range fire continues to burn toward the rural communities. Residents are advised to evacuate using Blacks Creek Road with an evacuation center being established at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home.

Ralph E. Olson, age 80, of Mountain Home passed away at a Boise care center on Friday, August 9, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office has extended evacuation orders for other communities north of Mountain Home as wildfires in the area continue to grow. As of 6 p.m. Friday, evacuation orders included residents living in an area from Anderson Dam Reservoir up Fall Creek Road to Ice Springs Campground and east to Lester Creek Guard Station...