Stories from Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Police have issued a warning to drivers to exercise caution when driving now that children are heading back to school after the summer break. School zones will be active and enforced, noted Mountain Home Police Department Public Information Officer Melanie Broughton...

Ruthada Powell, the long-time president of the Mountain Home Senior Center, has resigned and been replaced by Paul Mott. Powell's resignation was due to health reasons. Earlier this year she had experienced some severe complications from what had been expected to be a simple surgical procedure. She currently is recovering and undergoing rehabilitation at a facility in Nampa where she is expected to make a full recovery...

Mark Cotton is not only taking over as assistant principal at Mountain Home High School, he also is taking over as the athletic and activities director. The 2001 graduate of MHHS has taught five years in the district, the last four teaching English at his alma mater...

Dear editor: School is back in session and I have a front row seat to the event. All summer I have kept my observations to myself, but its time to speak up. Not only are there few drivers who yield to pedestrians there are few drivers who go the appropriate 20 mph in school zones...

Dear editor: To the person who stole all of the bills from the IPLAY donation jar at MPS Home and Personal Electronics: I'm sorry you feel that your financial situation is so bad that you felt you needed to steal money that was generously donated to our charity to get instruments to local band students...

Dear editor: This letter is to ask for your support of the Bruneau-Grand View School District Supplemental Levy on Aug. 26. By voting "YES" we are making a smart investment in our schools. This levy provides funding for all three schools to remain open for the 2014-2015 school year. Elementary schools in these local communities are vital, not only for the children but the residents as well...

There was a brief period of time, after the 9/11 attacks, between October of 2001 and March of 2003, when we had the Taliban and al-Qaeda on the run with both forces crumbling before U.S. pressure. And then we let up to go topple Saddam Hussein, a man we had bottled up and could have just let wither on the vine. Instead, we opted for "regime change."...