Stories from Wednesday, July 5, 2017

In a letter to the mayor dated June 28, Councilman Geoff Schroeder resigned from his position on the board effective June 30 citing "potential conflicts of interest." "He has been a trusted advisor over important decisions I have made," said Mayor Rich Sykes about his time with Schroeder...

"Hands! Hands!" Brandishing his sidearm, the police officer shouted the warning to any suspects lying in wait. With another officer joining him, they reported seeing at least one individual lying unconscious next to a vehicle in the parking lot. "One man down!"...

In an announcement June 28, the Idaho Commission on the Arts selected the Mountain Home Arts Council to receive more than $3,200 in financial support through this year's grant program. The local arts organization was among the 102 organizations and schools spanning 29 communities throughout the state selected to receive a portion of the more than $487,000 presented this year...

Dear editor, The Mountain Home News came out today, June 28, and my aging parents had bought their usual copy and sat down to relax and read it. My mother called, and they were extremely upset because of what they had read in your paper in the police log section, and I quote, "Dorothy E. Marx, 54, felony probation violation."...

Dear editor, Two days before Memorial Day, my daughter drove to Mountain Home to put flowers on her Dad's grave and some flowers on the graves of our friends. I had to move three years ago after my husband died because I couldn't maintain my house anymore. I miss my friends, but I have made many more here in Twin Falls...

John T. Atkinson, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his home following an illness. John will be laid to rest at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, in Boise at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Royce Lee Brown, 74, passed away at his home on June 30, 2017. Per his request, no services will be held. Arrangements were under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.