Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Voters living in the Bruneau Grand View School District approved a $1.4 million supplemental levy during an election Tuesday. According to initial results released by the Owyhee County elections office, the initiative passed by 41 votes with 279 voting in favor of the levy and 238 opposed...

What incredible ambassadors Mountain Home High School's boys basketball team, student body and spectators were this weekend at the State tourney!!! Mountain Home's sportsmanship and pride were totally impressive. What a delight it was to be a one of the Tiger crowd! Thanks MHHS student body for leading our community in such great sportsmanship! You taught us about togetherness...

A $36 million project to replace the runway and adjoining taxiway at Mountain Home Air Force Base highlight a list of more than a dozen major construction projects planned at the installation over the next several months. In mid-January, work began to replace the airfield taxiway with construction crews working around the clock, six days a week to finish the initial phase of a year-long project, said Lt. Col. Kevin Osborne, commander of the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron at the base...

Step by step, seven representatives from the Mountain Home Fire Department tackled a yearly challenge that ultimately will help in an ongoing quest to find a cure for cancer. The firefighters were among the more than 1,700 individuals competing in the 24th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, held Sunday at the Columbia Center in Seattle...

Karen was born Sept. 17, 1953, in Ontario, Ore., and grew up in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. She died March 3, 2015, at her home in Westport, Wash. The following obituary is written in her own hand. The thing about writing one's own obituary is that one can go on and on about how wonderful one is. You who knew me don't need me to say that -- you either liked me or you didn't...

Information in the community calendar in this week's edition of the Mountain Home News accidentally included outdated information on the Bruneau Legion fish and oyster feed. The event was actually held March 7. The Mountain Home News regrets the error...