Stories from Friday, March 27, 2020

Ally Baumgartner is the owner of Grocery Gal grocery delivery service. “I am so excited to officially launch Grocery Gal as a part of the Mountain Home community. I shop for you and deliver your custom groceries to your doorstep. My aim is to serve those who cannot get to the grocery store themselves either because of disability, a busy lifestyle, young children, or sickness. ...

Pedro Damasco Martinez, age 61, of Glenns Ferry, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2020. He was born on May 31, 1958 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Consuelo Martinez & Petronilo Damasco. Pedro’s memory will be cherished by his wife of 44 years, Carmen Angel, children Sandra (Hector) Garcia, Paty (Mario) Felipe, Enrique (Erika) Damasco, Miriam (Jonathan) Etters, & Esteban Damasco; grandchildren Dany, Tony, Yair, Angel, Ricardo, Isaias, & Isaac...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. The House approved the sweeping measure by a voice vote, as strong majorities of both parties lined up behind the most colossal economic relief bill in the nation’s history. ...

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday that seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients under the Defense Production Act. Trump said negotiations with General Motors had been productive, “but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course.”...

Boise, Idaho – Early Friday afternoon Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney delivered a formal request to Governor Brad Little to delay the May 19 Primary Election and to close all polling locations for the same. REGARDLESS OF THE ELECTION DATE, THE SAFE VOTE IS AN ABSENTEE VOTE...