Stories from Thursday, January 28, 2016

A Mountain Home woman charged with allowing a child to sustain serious burns from scalding hot bath water 15 months ago was sentenced to seven years' probation during a hearing in District Court on Friday. Jamie Taylor was convicted on a felony count of injury to a child as a result of injuries the two-year-old sustained at a local residence Oct. 14, 2014...

The spirit of friendly competition returns to Mountain Home High School in coming weeks as the parents of this year's graduating class continue to raise money for this year's senior celebration. Continuing a tradition hosted by the parents of each graduating class since 1984, the senior celebration offers what event organizers call an alcohol-free, drug-free, sane and fun party the night of graduation...

A student from Hacker Middle School advanced to state-level competition following his winning performance at this year's district hoop shoot competition on Saturday. Sean Jackson bested 10- and 11-year-old competitors from Boise, Nampa, Caldwell and Weiser to earn a seat at the state event, scheduled for Feb. 6 in Caldwell...

Alfred Joseph Lavender, formerly of Boise and Mountain Home, passed away Dec. 15, 2015, in Phoenix, Ariz. Joe was born April 7, 1962, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the U.S. Army base to James S. Lavender and Juantita (Taylor) Lavender. He grew up in Boise and attending school there. He was your typical big brother who loved to torment his two little sisters. He had big brown eyes and a mischievous smile...