Stories from Wednesday, September 5, 2018

When preparing the Aug. 29 issue of the Mountain Home News I got to switch the volume number for the very first time. For those of you who are not familiar with how that all works we number our yearly issues from 1 to 52, after we reach 52 we change our volume number. I got to do this for the first time as we celebrate our 130th year in print...

On Aug. 24 we received reports from concerned citizens of numerous dead doves in Mountain Home. While the cause of these deaths was still unknown, after speaking with Idaho Fish and Game it was said the problem is being investigated. Some speculated the cause of the deaths could be Avian Flu or West Nile virus. ...

Anne Walker, Guido Giuntini and Steve Hall of Boise State University were in attendance to address the Mountain Home City Council about a parking study they conducted over a period of four weeks in July and Aug. The study was in relation to the Downtown Plan and parking spaces being slated for removal...

During this year's Air Force Appreciation Day parade, the Mountain Home Police outlines some safety tips to keep parade-goers safe. Each float's top priority in the parade is safety, due to past instances involving children and floats during the parade. ...

On Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 6:56 a.m. Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, rollover crash on eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 58, just prior to the Eisenman Road exit east of Boise. Christopher Howe, 24, of Mountain Home was driving east in a 2012 Ford Focus when he moved to the left lane to pass a vehicle. As Howe was changing back to the right lane he overcorrected and went off the right shoulder. The vehicle then rolled and came to rest on its wheels...

Barbour, Rex Allan, 65, of Mountain Home, died August 31, 2018 at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise.

Shirley C. Baumler, 89, of Hagerman, passed away at Stonebridge Assisted Living in Hagerman on July 24, 2018. A graveside inurnment will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at the Bruneau Cemetery, in Bruneau. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

On Saturday, September 1, 2018, at 12:10 PM, Idaho State Police responded to a crash on westbound I84 at milepost 17, near the Sand Hollow Exit. Christopher Pierpont, 42, of Mountain Home was riding westbound on a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle. Christine Pierpont, 43, of Mountain Home was a passenger on the motorcycle. ...