Stories from Thursday, May 28, 2015

School districts in Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry will see new trustees on their school boards after incumbents lost their seats during last week's elections. County wide, elections officials counted a total of just 702 ballots in nine different races, which included three local taxing districts...

A two-month construction project begins next week to upgrade the intersection of Old Highway 30 and Frontage and Ditto Creek roads. The $1.2 million project will double the width of the existing two-lane intersection, located just south of the Exit 90 off ramp...

The Mountain Home Royals open their Class A American Legion baseball season Saturday at Bishop Kelly against the Boise Barons. Michael Hobgood is back for his second year as head coach of the Royals. Hobgood has 16 players on this year's squad, and likes the makeup of this year's team...

Members of Mountain Home High School's tennis team received an assortment of honors during an awards mixer held May 19 at the Richard Aguirre Park tennis courts. "The awards presentation started off on a high note and continued upward," said Tigers tennis coach Tamzy House. "It was a great pleasure to present the distinguished scholastic achievement award to each member of the varsity and junior varsity tennis teams."...

Mountain Home's outdoor swimming pool opens to the public May 30 with park officials planning to keep the facility open through Aug. 8. Located at 990 McKenna Drive in Richard Aguirre Park, the pool complex opens from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. daily with the children's wading pool and spray grounds expected to open June 29...