Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The evening chill filled the air as heroes and villains joined up with ghouls and vampires for an evening of good-spirited fun during a yearly celebration on Friday. They descended upon Hacker Middle School during this year's Super Safe Halloween Carnival -- a community event hosted by the city parks and recreation department...

Dear editor: Well, your Editor's Notebook commentary on the debate on guns managed to pull my chain, so I figured I'd better respond. Let me start with your statement that you are "...not really concerned about the government coming to take my guns away. ...

A fire caused extensive damage to a home on American Legion Boulevard on Friday. The blaze began around 6:30 p.m. in a basement bedroom at 310 North 9th East St. Firefighters have been unable to determine the exact cause of the fire. The total damage to the residence was not immediately known...

Kathleen Pack, 72, of Glenns Ferry passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on Nov. 3, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. At Kathleen's request, an open house and celebration of life in her honor will be held the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Glenns Ferry Historic Opera House. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...