Stories from Monday, March 30, 2020

Robert Alexander Meyers 84, passed away March 27, 2020 from a long illness at The Cottages in Mountain Home. Robert was born June 15, 1935 in Greeley, Colorado, the son of Alex and Alma Brooks Meyers. He married Joyce Rockhold Meyers, and they had 3 daughters. He graduated in Lingle, Wyoming in 1954 with 2 scholarships to Laramie University in Laramie, Wyoming. He loved fishing, boating, hunting and 4 wheeling and was a master electrician. He loved his family dearly and was loved in return...

Marvin Howard McKinney, age 76 of Hammett, passed away March 29, 2020, at his home following an illness. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

Carolyn Margaret (Beach) Kubitschek, age 83, of Mtn Home, passed away on March 29, 2020, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. He also directed the Idaho Department of Labor to make it easier to file unemployment claims as thousands of workers have lost their jobs in recent weeks as businesses have shut down...

ELMORE COUNTY – Central District Health (CDH) confirms one case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Elmore County. The individual is a female over the age of 50. No additional information is available at the time of this release; the investigation is ongoing into possible means of transmission...