Stories from Wednesday, April 1, 2015

With school out for spring break, the Elmore County Sheriff's Department held an active-shooter training exercise at Glenns Ferry High School last week. Representatives from Elmore Ambulance Service, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Elmore County Dispatch and St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center also took part in the two-day exercise that began March 23...

Keith and Mardi Pugh of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Wendy Luise, to J. Patrick Hipwell. Hipwell is the son of Jerry and Cyndi Hipwell of Mountain Home and David and Ann Rutan of South Mountain, Idaho...

Joe and Mildred McNeal of Mountain Home celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 31. The couple were married in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 31, 1955. They moved to Mountain Home in 1975. Joe McNeal retired from the Air Force after 26 years of service. Mildred McNeal retired following 30 years as a federal employee...

In response to Chief Deputy Mike Barclay's statement about the trash dumping epidemic in Elmore County (Mountain Home News, March 18), I would like to point out a couple of things that could help better serve the public who will be taking trash to the local landfill...

Relay For Life of Elmore County and The American Cancer Society want you to know it's easy to add fruits and vegetables to your diet. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables can help reduce your cancer risk. That's one reason the American Cancer Society recommends eating at least 2 1/2 cups of these foods every day. These foods contain important vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants and they're usually low in calories...

An initiative aimed at helping children improve their reading skills is set to resume later this week as representatives from the local school district and city library hosts this year's Read with Ruffy program. Over the past several weeks, the library collected new, stuffed dogs from local residents with a goal of providing one to each second grade student in the Mountain Home School District...

After years of planning and nearly eight months of construction, Mountain Home's new animal shelter hosts a grand-opening ceremony April 11. Open to the public, the event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the shelter's new location on Elmcrest Street...