Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2019

In the June 23, 1999 issue of the Mountain Home News a story about First Interstate Bank being robbed was front page news. The bank, which was in the building that Wells Fargo now occupies, was robbed by a lone individual who gave a note to the bank teller...

A lawsuit seeking to stop soldiers and military jets from coordinating exercises in nine urban centers in Idaho should be dismissed because such proposed training is needed due to the nature of modern war, the U.S. Air Force said Friday. Under the plan, aircrews would communicate with service members on the ground dressed as civilians to blend in as they identify targets with low-power lasers...

Freshmen teamropers Parker Reynolds and Sam Damale worked hard throughout the rodeo season and qualified for the High School Rodeo State Championships in Pocatello this week. At the time the newspaper went to press, the Mountain Home boys were sitting in third place in the competition with the goal of qualifiying for the National High School Rodeo Finals...

Raymond Leroy Colyer, 94, of Bruneau passed away peacefully from natural causes on Monday, June 10, 2019 at a Boise care facility. Ray was born September 15, 1924 to Troy Guy and Lois Emery Colyer in Castleford, Idaho. He was raised with four brothers and two sisters and attended school in Three Creek. ...