Stories from Thursday, October 2, 2014

City fire fighters will promote fire prevention and safety during a yearly observance that officially begins Sunday. The Mountain Home Fire Department is joining forces with stations across the United States to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week...

Elmore County citizens can now request that absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 election be mailed to them. Three precincts, Atlanta, Camas and Chattin Flats, do not have polling sites and must vote by mailed absentee ballot (or at the courthouse). The ballots for those precincts will be mailed out Oct. 14 to all registered voters. For all others, the last day anyone can submit, in writing, a request to have an absentee ballot mailed to them is Oct. 29...

Joe Peck performs Scotland the Brave as he took the stage Saturday morning during Mountain Home's first-ever Highland Games. Held in Carl Miller Park, the event introduced the community to Scottish and Celtic cultures. Hosted by the Scottish American Athletic Association in Boise, many of the visitors showcased their Highland pride by wearing kilts and other authentic attire...

A bolt of lightening struck near Ben Ysursa Field Friday night, causing officials to end the 4A Southern Idaho Conference football game between Mountain Home and Bishop Kelly with 58 seconds left in the third quarter. It may have been merciful, as the Knights of Bishop Kelly were leading the Mountain Home Tigers 56-14 at the time...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up their first conference volleyball win last Tuesday night, beating the Caldwell Lady Cougars in three straight games at Caldwell. Mountain Home won the first set, 28-26, took the second, 25-14, and made it a sweep with a 25-21 win in the third set...

A high-speed chase Thursday afternoon that began on Airbase Road/Highway 67 near the base and concluded near TLK Dairy resulted in the arrest of a man who had fled on foot after wrecking the car he had been driving. According to scanner traffic, authorities began chasing the man's vehicle when it was clocked at 109 mph. ...

Wade K. Finneman, 55, of Prairie, died on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in an automobile crash. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.