Stories from Wednesday, January 1, 2014

inated the news and were the number one story in Elmore County as determined by the Mountain Home News. The Elk Complex and Pony Complex fires, the two largest, which erupted simultaneously, devastated northern Elmore County, destroying more than 70 buildings, prime feeding range for cattle and charred the forests from Prairie through Lester Creek and to the very doorstep of Pine. ...

The first of a series of "megaload" convoys of giant evaporators destined for the tar-sands region north of Edmonton, Canada, began passing through Elmore County this week. The first and largest of the megaloads passed along I-84 Sunday night from Hammett to Mountain Home, before turning north on Highway 20. At press time early Monday morning, the load was 30 miles north of Mountain Home on Highway 20. The loads only move at night, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m...

Dear editor: Ronald Reagan, a former Democrat, once told a reporter that he'd never left the Democrat Party. "The Democrat Party left ME." This is now pretty much the attitude of today's Tea Partier toward the GOP, whose RINOs like Boenner, McCain, Christie and others actually believe they can win the White House in 2016 based on the Dems horrible record alone. Without Tea Party support, the Republicans aren't winning anything and don't deserve to...

Dear editor: On Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, a large group of people from Mountain Home went to see a matinee performance of "The Nutcracker" in Boise. This wonderful holiday experience was offered through the efforts of our own parks and recreation office. ...

Dear editor: On behalf of the full-time residents and landowners of Atlanta, Idaho, we want to extend our thanks and gratitude publicly to the three gentlemen who serve as Elmore County commissioners. Mr. Albert Hofer, Mr. Franklin Corbus and Mr. Wesley Wooten have all shown frequent and significant support of the Atlanta community in northern Elmore County...