Stories from Thursday, December 26, 2013

The Jerome Tigers exploded for 29 points in the fourth quarter -- 22 of them from the free throw line -- to come back and beat the Mountain Home Tigers on Friday in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium at Mountain Home High School. Mountain Home got off to a great start, shooting out to a 10-0 lead with an eight-point advantage after a quarter...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers let a couple games get away from them last week, losing to Jerome and Kuna. Jerome 59, Mountain Home 56 In a battle of Lady Tigers, the visitors from Jerome left Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium with a 59-56 win over Mountain Home last Wednesday...

A tentative deal between Boise and Elmore counties is expected to alleviate a possible shutdown of service involving the primary winter road leading into the Atlanta community. During a special meeting held Dec. 18 at the state capital, commissioners from both counties agreed to provide funding to keep Arrowrock Road open through the winter...

Cody Cover, 23, of Grand View, died at about 8:45 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, in a one-vehicle rollover crash on State Highway 78 at milepost 61, near Grand View. According to the Idaho State Police, Cover was traveling east in a 1996 Dodge pickup, when he lost control and rolled his vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash...

A series of "megaload" convoys of giant evaporators destined for the tar-sands region north of Edmonton, Canada, are expected to begin passing through Elmore County this week. The Idaho Transportation Department expects the first of the megaloads to pass along I-84 from Hammett to Mountain Home, before turning north on Highway 20, beginning either Saturday or Sunday night. The loads only move at night, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m...

Ina M. Fife, 84, of Mountain Home passed away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. A service will be announced at a later date. Her ashes will be placed next to her husband at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Cody Ryan Cover, 23 of Grand View, died in an automobile crash near Grand View, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Grand View American Legion Hall. For more information go to www.gofundme.com/codyryancover. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...