Stories from Friday, September 13, 2013

Recent testing in Elmore County raised concerns by state environmental officials regarding elevated levels of radon gas present in some homes across the county. Information provided by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare follows months of testing of homes across the state aimed at detecting how much of the radioactive gas had seeped inside them...

The Mountain Home Tigers split their boys soccer games last week, losing to Bishop Kelly but beating Columbia. Bishop Kelly 2, Mountain Home 0 The Tigers suffered their first loss of the young boys soccer season Tuesday, losing to the Bishop Kelly Knights at Bishop Kelly 2-0...

The Mountain Home girls soccer team lost twice last week, losing to Bishop Kelly and Columbia. Bishop Kelly 9 Mountain Home 0 Bishop Kelly broke open a close conference soccer game with four quick goals late in the second half to beat the Lady Tigers 9-0, Tuesday at Eastside Park in Mountain Home. The win was Bishop Kelly's 70th straight win...

Mountain Home placed sixth in both the girls and boys competition of the Wood River Invitational cross country meet at the Sagewillow Athletic Center in Sun Valley last Friday. Jerome won the girls race with 40 points. Twin Falls was second with 60, Wood River a close third with 62, followed by Canyon Ridge of Twin Falls with 95, Middleton 128, Mountain Home 172 and Minico 179...

Eugenia "Jean" Lasuen, 94, of Mountain Home, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at St. Luke's Elmore in Mountain Home. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a rosary immediately following at 6 p.m., also at Rost Funeral Home...