Stories from Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Mountain Home Tigers showed the promise of things to come, but came up short in their season opener with the Canyon Ridge River Hawks Friday night at Tiger Field in Mountain Home. The River Hawks from Twin Falls found the scoreboard first, scoring on a couple pass plays to take a 13-0 lead...

They have no hardware to show off, but Mountain Home Lady Tigers volleyball coach Jill Peterson came away from the Kuna Klassic feeling positive about her 2014 Lady Tigers. "This weekend was great for our varsity team despite the fact that we were working short-handed with three of our girls out with ankle and foot injuries and one member unable to attend Saturday play," the coach said...

Students at Mountain Home High School will showcase their Tiger spirit starting next week as they prepare for this year's fall homecoming. The week-long celebration culminates the evening of Sept. 19 as the Mountain Home Tigers take on the Jerome Tigers at Tiger Field across from Mountain Home Junior High School...

Donald Richard Westbrook, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at a Rexburg hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

The Western Elmore County Recreation District has given the green light for construction of Phase I of its community center. After the July estimates for construction of the building came in considerably over budget, the WECRD board had directed its architects to find cheaper materials and to conduct a redesign that would bring it into budget...