Accidents And Disasters
Car crashes into woman's bedroom
(07/09/08) Coleen Hannigan had an unexpected visitor in her bedroom July 4 -- a car. Shortly after 6 p.m. that day, Thomas Curren, 21, of Mountain Home, was traveling west on American Legion Boulevard when his vehicle struck on the driver's side approximately five dividing lane pylons used by construction crews to direct traffic...
Brush fires reported
(07/09/08) At 2:30, two brush fires took place in Mountain Home. The first fire was located at 2395 American Legion Boulevard. Reportedly, the fire was started due to a power pole that fell over and the cables from the pole sparked the area in flame. The second fire was located near in the empty field near the Pilot gas station. The source of the fire is unknown...
Brush fire causes trailer park evacuation
(07/09/08) Mountain Home fire crews responded Monday night to a fire near Meadows Trailer Park that triggered a precautionary evacuation of one section of the park. For more information, see the Mountain Home News...
Motorcycle accident kills one Sunday
(07/09/08) A motorcyclist from Twin Falls was killed July 6 on the South Pine-Featherville Road near High Prairie Road. Toni Barnes was traveling along the road at about 6:17 p.m. when the 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle she was driving went off the east side of the roadway, flipping twice and landing on the other side of a barbed wire fence...
City prepares to celebrate Fourth of July
(07/02/08) The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor a Fourth of July Festival Friday in Carl Miller Park to celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States. The festival will start with breakfast at 8 a.m. The breakfast of "Pioneer pancakes," scrambled eggs and coffee or milk will be served all day...
Fourth of July events set
(07/01/08) The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor a Fourth of July Festival in the Carl Miller Park to celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States. The festival will start with breakfast at 8 a.m. The breakfast of "Pioneer pancakes," scrambled eggs and coffee or milk will be served all day...
Semi-truck accident on I-84
(06/19/08) Emergency response crews are working the scene of an injury accident in the westbound lanes of I-84 near milepost 122, just east of Glenns Ferry. Westbound traffic has been slowed, and the right hand lane is closed until the wreckage can be cleared. Eastbound traffic has not been affected. Drivers of both vehicles have been taken by ground ambulance to Elmore Medical Center. The extent of their injuries is unknown. No further details are available at this time.
Pieces of dynamite discovered near gas pipeline
(06/13/08) About 15 residents from eight homes in the Tipanuk area were evacuated for approximately five hours Thursday night after residue and pieces of an old stick of dynamite, which may have been there since the 1950s, was found underneath a natural gas pipeline.
Nuclear power info meetings underway
(06/11/08) Idaho Energy Complex, the company that seeks to build a nuclear power plant in Elmore County, held a public information meeting in Mountain Home Tuesday, June 10. Don Gillispie, Chairman and CEO of the company, made a brief presentation to the approximately 60 people in attendance before opening the floor for questions from Elmore County residents...
City firemen celebrate centennial
(06/11/08) The Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department celebrated it's 100th birthday Saturday. See the Mountain Home News for more information and additional photos. http://mountainidhomenews.id.newsmemory.com/
Special anniversary activities scheduled all day Saturday
(06/06/08) The Mountain Home Fire Department will celebrate it's centennial anniversary Saturday at Fire Station #1. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a parade of antique and new fire trucks at Fire Station #1, 220 South 2nd East Street. The parade will go down 2nd East Street, turn around at Albertson's, and come down Main Street...
Fire department plans centennial celebration June 7
(06/03/08) The Mountain Home Fire Department's centennial celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7. It's a day that took 100 years to get to and the fire department is going to make it last all day. At 11 a.m., a parade of antique and new fire trucks will begin at Fire Station #1, 220 South 2nd East Street...
Two dogs die in house fire
(05/14/08)
A fire heavily damaged a residence on one side of a duplex at 1040 E. 4th North St. Monday, and two of the family's dogs died in the blaze. The cause of the fire, which occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ortega, has not been immediately determined and remains under investigation... |
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