Stories from Friday, January 17, 2014

The Mountain Home Tigers brought home the championship trophy from the Buhl Invitational Wrestling Tourney over the weekend. The Tigers, who had six wrestlers place in the top four, won the tourney with 151 points. Weiser was second with 144. Battle Mountain, Nevada finished third with 138 points, and Spring Creek, Nevada and Snake River tied for fourth with 119 points...

The window to file nominating petitions for local government office will open in less than three weeks, on March 3, and close 11 days later, at 5 p.m. on March 14. First District county commissioner Bud Corbus will complete his first two-year term at the end of this year. His position is up for election and under the staggered series of terms of office for commissioners, the next election for the First District seat will be for a four-year term...

Mountain Home Police Chief Nick Schilz named one of the department's newest officers, Andrew Swartz, for its top honor as officer of the year for 2013. A 2012 graduate from Idaho State University with a degree in criminal justice, Swartz joined the department in May of that year. He was nominated for the award by his supervisor, Police Sgt. Scott Smith...