Stories from Friday, March 21, 2014

The Mountain Home girls and boys track teams both finished third in their first track meet of the season, a triangular meet at Bishop Kelly. Bishop Kelly ran away with the girls competition, scoring 103 points. Skyview was second with 47 and Mountain Home had 36...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis teams opened their tennis season last week with matches against Skyview and Columbia. Skyview Girls 7, Mountain Home Girls 0 Skyview Boys 5 Mountain Home Boys 2 The Tigers opened their 2014 tennis season at home last Wednesday against Skyview. The girls dropped some close matches, while the Tiger boys managed to come up with a couple wins...

The American Legion set up a drop box last week to collect worn and unserviceable U.S. flags from people in the Mountain Home community. Painted in red, white and blue colors, the drop box is located in front of the Legion's Post 26 headquarters at 515 East 2nd South St...

More than 60 years after they served during the Korean War, six local veterans received special recognition during a ceremony earlier this month. During its regular monthly meeting, American Legion Post 26 honored Raymond Donner, Herl Kilgo, Phillip Shinness, Richard Moore, John Isenhart and John Barrutia for their contributions during the war, which raged across the Korean peninsula for more than three years...

Glenn R. Lansdown, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Inurnment with military honors was held at the Idaho State Veteran's Cemetery in Boise on March 20, 2014. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Becky Jo Houston, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at a local hospital. A viewing for the wife of C.D. Houston will be held Wednesday, March 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, 515 E. 15th North St., in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 28, at the Veteran's Cemetery in Boise...