Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2013

It was about 4 in the afternoon when Troix Silvers emerged from his bedroom located on the first floor of his family's home. A tall, lanky young man that easily towers over both of his parents, the short trip to the family room would've normally been nothing significant for the 17 year old...

Rich Urquidi Please provide a brief biography, in particular listing your involvement in the community. I was born and raised in Mountain Home and graduated in 1984 from Mountain Home High. After graduating from the University of Idaho in 1990, I taught mathematics for four years in Boise...

A former Elmore County woman will spend at least three years in prison for the shooting death of her husband on Feb. 10 of this year. Paige Ireland, 42, who pleaded guilty in August to killing her husband during a domestic dispute, was sentenced Oct. 16 by 3rd District Judge Juneal Kerrick to serve ten years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, with three years fixed...

New details have been announced for the annual Health and Wellness Day event this Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7-11 a.m. at North Elementary School, 290 E. 12th North St. in Mountain Home. A representative from Glenns Ferry Health Center will be giving a verbal presentation at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. featuring information about the health insurance exchange...

Philip Martin Tait, 61, of Grangeville, Idaho, formerly of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Lincoln, Mich., passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, with family and loved ones by his side. He was born Nov. 21, 1951, in Detroit, Mich. He is survived by his daughter, Tracy Tait of Virginia, mother Barbara J. ...