Stories from Thursday, July 9, 2015

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Three months after it first opened its doors, a new county office is helping local residents navigate through the sometimes complex world of civil law. Magistrate Judge David Epis was one of several people that led efforts to open the court assistance office in April...

Last month's Supreme Court ruling that makes gay marriage legal in all 50 states isn't expected to have an impact locally since Idaho has allowed these couple to file for marriage licenses for nearly nine months. A ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paved the way for same-sex marriage in Idaho with the first licenses made available at the Elmore County Courthouse and others across the state Oct. 15...

The Mountain Home Royals came up short last week, dropping doubleheaders to Kuna and Vallivue in Class A American Legion baseball. Kuna 8, Royals 4 Kuna 6, Royals 4 Mountain Home battled Kuna tough last Monday but came up short against the Diamondbacks, dropping two contests at Kuna...

The Bureau of Land Management have contained a range fire that scorched more than 300 acres of land about seven miles northwest of Glenns Ferry.

Eldon F. Benedict, 87, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2015, in Mountain Home, surrounded by his loving family. Starting out his career on horse-drawn equipment, Eldon went to work at a very early age doing many different jobs that he enjoyed telling stories about. He went on to drive heavy equipment and diesel tanker trucks.