Stories from Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Kelvin Fred Wolske, joined his creator age the age of 63. He was a Kuna resident most of his life, until he moved to Mountain Home with his wife and best friend, Faye. He was a man of his word, a man of principle who kowtowed to no one but his God. Even his bouts with cancer couldn't keep him down. He fought a good fight and lived a full life according to his rules, aided by his deep sense of right and wrong...

Airmen at Mountain Home Air Force Base welcomed a new commander during a ceremony Tuesday morning. Col. David Iverson became the 54th person to command the 366th Fighter Wing during the course of its 60-plus year history. In his initial comments as Gunfighter 1 -- the title bestowed on those who lead the fighter wing here -- the colonel contended that the Gunfighters represent the finest wing in the Air Force...

Dear editor: Well now, bless me bloomin' soul, the little blog darlin's are at it again. Oh, these nasty evil guns in the hands of honest lads. They oppose having armed guards in our schools, so they'd rather wait a half hour for the cops to get there, giving the psychos that much more time to murder MORE kids, MORE mall shoppers and MORE moviegoers...

Dear editor: The trendy but now scorched-around-the-edges Baumgartner Hot Springs will be closed for the 2014 camping season. (Mountain Home News, Feb. 12) The closure will bring added party animal pressure to the hot springs at Johnson Bridge, between Pine and Featherville and across from the Elk's Flat Campground. Now is the time for local agencies to upgrade safety and sanitation around the hot springs, at the upstream junction of Old Logging Road...

The men and women of Mountain Home Air Force Base weathered numerous challenges and setbacks over the past two years, according to its outgoing commander. But at the same time, they recorded a number of noteworthy achievements while maintaining their combat readiness, he said...

Sherri Ybarra, the head of curriculum development in the Mountain Home School District, has announced her candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction. That job is currently held by Tom Luna, who is not seeking re-election. Ybarra will run in the May 20 Republican primary, where she will face off against John Eynon and Randy Jensen...

The Elmore County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that the body of Karin Geruldsen was discovered Tuesday near Hammett. Geruldsen, a resident of Glenns Ferry, was reported missing more than two months ago. Her body was spotted by a local man who was out searching for antlers in a remote area of Cold Springs Road near the rural community. Sheriff's deputies used her Idaho identification card to confirm her identity...