Stories from Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Dozens of conversations quickly wrapped up as people looked to the western sky. The crowd began cheering as a pair of A-10 Thunderbolts from the Idaho Air National Guard passed overhead to signal the start of a local tradition that celebrated its 55th anniversary on Saturday...

With the fire danger continuing to decrease across southern Idaho, city and county officials lifted burn bans in Mountain Home and across Elmore County on Friday. Rain showers, cooler weather and lower wildfire dangers also prompted state and federal wildfire officials to lift Stage 1 fire restrictions across west central Idaho mountains that day...

A week of friendly competitions between classmates and a change in standing traditions were simply not enough to overcome Mountain Home High School's streak of bad luck on the gridiron. A turnover in the opening kickoff seemed to be an omen of things to come prior to Chris Wright's 80-yard touchdown run on the following play. In the end, interceptions and penalties cost the Tigers critical points and yardage in a 6-36 loss to the Minico Spartans...

James and Tammy Morris of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, Victoria Lynn Morris of Boise, to Ross Kyle Tomey from Boise. The bride-to-be graduated from Mountain Home High School in 2011 and is employed by Saia Inc. as an It Works distributor...

Heidi Rodriguez of Mountain Home has announced the engagement of her daughter, Brianna Nicole Rodriguez, to Robert Palmer Bergh of Mountain Home. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Heidi and Jesse Rodriguez of Mountain Home. She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 2008 and went on to attend Boise State University. She currently works as a pharmacy technician at Sav-Mor Drug in Mountain Home...

Dear editor, I would like to personally thank the community of Mountain Home for your support and passage of the plant facility levy on August 25th. With the passage of the levy, the district will be able to address several critical facility issues...

Dear editor, When I agreed to become a director for the Western Elmore County Recreation District I took the responsibility very seriously and analyzed all documents available. As I analyzed the budget, the project history and the projections for the building, I had a strong instinct and impression that this project needed to move forward soon...

Ross Rawlin Wright, age 64 of Bruneau, passed away in Bruneau on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Per his request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.