Stories from Thursday, July 3, 2014

The Mountain Home Royals had their win streak snapped at six last week by the Mountain View Toros, but they bounced back to sweep the Centennial Cannons and win eight of 10 games. Royals 3, Senators 2 Royals 13, Senators 7 The Royals swept a league doubleheader from the Boise Senators on June 21 at Borah's Wigle Field in Boise. The Royals won the first game, 3-2, in eight innings before a 13-7 nightcap...

Citing higher operating costs and fewer subsidies to maintain its current level of service, the Treasure Valley Transit is expected to cut back its local bus routes starting Aug. 4. According to company officials, the two existing routes that run around the city and out to Mountain Home Air Force Base will combine into a single, 12-hour route that would continue to run Monday to Friday...

The Western Elmore County Recreation District is facing a series of critical decisions over the next 60 days that will decide if it will finally begin concrete steps leading to the first phase of its proposed community center or delay the project, yet again...

Troix Alexander Silvers, 18, beloved son, big brother and friend, passed away quietly at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise after a lengthy battle with Ewing Sarcoma cancer. He was surrounded by his loved ones at the time of passing. A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, 500 N. 18th East St., in Mountain Home...