Stories from Thursday, June 22, 2017

With a county wide burn ban going into effect today, the Elmore County board of commissioners started a discussion last week to find ways to minimize the risk of range fires across the region. The commissioners took the steps as a way to avoid the potential for a dangerous summer fire season with the numerous brush fires anticipated...

The basing of jets at Gowen Field versus Mountain Home Air Force Base and issues directly affecting the city highlighted a number of topics aired during a town hall meeting June 15. A light crowd of 17 people attended the second of the scheduled Coffee With the Mayor events, which was about a third the turnout compared to the program's debut in March...

Construction is scheduled to begin the week of June 26 to rebuild a stretch of roadway along Old Highway 30 near Exit 90 by the interstate. The work includes rebuilding approximately one mile of Old Highway 30 going into Mountain Home as well as the on and off ramps at the interstate exit...

An Arizona man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an attempted vehicle burglary in the King Hill area in addition to stealing two vehicles. Robert Valenzuela, 42, from Mesa, Ariz., was booked into the Elmore County Jail on charges of grand theft, receiving or transferring stolen vehicles and multiple counts of burglary...

Billie "Bill" Ray Arrington's courageous battle with cancer ended on June 20, 2017. Bill slipped peacefully away at his home in King Hill surrounded by loved ones. Bill was born Aug. 4, 1949, in Twin Falls to Omer and Carol Byington Arrington. Bill was the oldest of four children.