Stories from Saturday, February 27, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The state fire marshal determined that a gas leak was the likely cause of an explosion that flattened a weekend cabin in Pine on Feb. 14. According to Elmore County Detective Greg Genz, the fire marshal suspects that a liquefied petroleum gas leaked underneath the cabin with an ignition source inside the home igniting the fuel...

A high school student from Mountain Home and another from Albion, Idaho, claimed honors during an oratorical contest hosted by the American Legion. Cassidy Rabchenuk and Nellie Christensen were among the students competing at the area-level event, held earlier this month in Wendell...

Recognizing his contributions in the classroom and on the athletic field, a sophomore at Mountain Home High School received recognition through a program aimed at recognizing students for these achievements. Hunter Thornburg was selected as the school's student of the month, which seeks to create a culture of learning and stresses the values of academic success, civic involvement as well as personal character and values, according to school officials...