Stories from Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Mountain Home Royals picked up six more wins last week, sweeping doubleheaders from the Boise Capitals, Twin Falls Cowboys and Kuna Diamondbacks, all at home, while dropping a league doubleheader to the Boise Gems in Boise. Royals 7, Capitals 5 Royals 13, Capitals 7...

Matthew Bell, a man accused of assaulting his girlfriend back in January, pled guilty to two of four felony charges during a hearing July 7, which will send him to prison for anywhere from 15 years to life. Bell pled guilty to first-degree kidnapping and attempted strangulation as part of a plea agreement between the county prosecutor's office and his defense team...

Expected cuts to bus services in Mountain Home drew concerns from the public during a city council meeting on Monday. At least half a dozen people showed up at city council to urge continuation of the bus service at current levels. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Sharon Jennie Orme, of Ortonville, Mich.; died July 9, 2014, at her home, surrounded in love with her husband and children by her side. She was 65. She was born July 10, 1948, in Binghamton, N.Y., to the late Donald and Jenny Margaret (nee: Lidy) Larnerd Sr...

Margaret Elizabeth Robbins, 98, a Mountain Home resident for over 50 years, died July 14, 2014, in Mountain Home. She was born July 28, 1915, in Fall River, Mass., the daughter of Carroll Grover Robbins and Hazel Saunders Robbins. The family moved to Clearwater, Fla., in 1926, and finally to Tampa. Margaret graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa in 1932. She never married...