Stories from Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Dear editor, It tugged at my heart when I read Erin Burden's write up last week (Relay for Life: Time to reflect). I knew her dad and his wonderful voice. He was a great guy, and he sure loved that kitty down at the flower shop. Her story reminded me of our journey when my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to his brain. Such difficult memories made worse each time I have seen a young person smoking now...

Local veterans and others in the Mountain Home community paused to honor the Stars and Stripes as they celebrated Flag Day during a pair of observances last week. The community’s annual observance began June 13 as representatives from the Mountain Home Elks Lodge highlighted the history of the Stars and Stripes as they marked the national holiday later that afternoon...

Rodeo action returns to Mountain Home this week as the city welcomes the 12th Annual Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association PRCA event is presented by the Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo Association and Mountain Home Auto Ranch and Ram Rodeo...

The City of Mountain Home plans to allocate more than $5.8 million in spending in the coming year as work continues on its operating budget. A public hearing on the city's fiscal 2018 budget will begin at 6 p.m. June 28 at the city council chambers on South 3rd East Street next to city hall...

A Twin Falls man remains in critical condition at a Boise hospital following a multi-vehicle crash that blocked the eastbound side of the interstate for nearly four hours Tuesday afternoon. Antonio Vega, 23, was driving a 2004 Mack concrete pump truck when it collided with a trailer being pulled by a 2002 Volvo semi-truck driven by Pavel Priymak, 52, of Vancouver, Wash...