Stories from Friday, May 18, 2018

Mountain Home High School had a number of state qualifiers in spring sports.For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

On December 5, 1926 LaJunta Lillian Laws was born in Greenfield California to William and Lillian Laws. She was the second to the oldest of five children. She had an older sister Caroline; Dale a brother that was just younger; and Wilma and Bill were the youngest twins...

It was a cold drizzly day on the morning of May 12, but that didn't stop the community from coming out to support the Mountain Home High Hopes Special Olympics team. During the annual event, members of the Mountain Home Police Department and Mayor Rich Sykes joined with community members in "Jumping, diving and pledging" to make a splash in the city pool to raise funds for the team. ...

The United States Postal Service held the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 12, the Mountain Home Community did not disappoint donating 73,409 pounds which was up 1,450 pounds from last year's drive.

Robert Jackio, Jr., age 68 of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 12, 2018, following an illness. Services will be held on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a viewing from 9:00 AM until the 11:00 AM funeral service, and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Raymond Michael Basabe, 64, of Nampa, died at home, May 1, 2018. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 4:00 PM until the time of the recitation of the rosary at 7:00 PM at Alsip and Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Avenue South, Nampa. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 16, by the Reverend Caleb Vogel at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church, 510 W. Roosevelt Ave. in Nampa...