Stories from Friday, January 22, 2016

The city's economic development office is encouraging local residents and business owners to highlight Mountain Home's strengths as part of a national effort that could yield hundreds of thousands of dollars aimed at revitalizing the community. Known as the Small Business Revolution headed by the Deluxe Corporation, officials will present $500,000 to a small town in the United States based on inputs from people living in these cities...

Her name is Billie Jo, but the three year old remains adamant about going by her nickname, Jo Jo. A shy child with soft, blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes with a fondness for Disney princesses, she's been known to argue with anyone that tries calling her by her given name...

Josefina H. Rojas, age 87 of Bruneau, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at a Mountain Home hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Josefina Herrera Rojas of Hammett, Idaho, passed away peacefully in her sleep while surrounded by her family Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at St. Luke's Elmore Hospital. She was 87 years old. She was born March 8, 1928, in Oaxaca, Mexico, to Maximino Herrera and Maria Gonzales. At the age of 16, she met her husband, Juan C. Rojas...