Stories from Wednesday, February 7, 2007

The Mountain Home Tiger wrestlers improved to 23-3 on the season in dual matches with road wins over Jerome and Skyview last week, helping Tiger wrestling coach Lynn Knudson notch his 150th dual-meet win. Mtn. Home 56 Jerome 12 The Mountain Home Tigers won 11 of 14 matches at Jerome last Tuesday to easily beat the Jerome Tigers, 56-12...

Recent inspections at the Glenns Ferry Landfill show that the facility has many deficiencies that could be harmful to public health and the environment and it could face closure if it does not become compliant by the middle of April, according to a joint inspection conducted by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Central District Health Department (CDHD)...

Yvonne Bachman, 57, of Grand View, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. Arrangements are under the direction of Cremation Society of Idaho. Yvonne was born July 16, 1949 in Lewisburg, Penn. In 1983 Von moved to southern Idaho where she worked for many years as a bartender. Her friends and customers considered her family, her family noted...

Marilyn J. Paul, 76, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Willa Dean "Deanie" Miller, 79, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Jan.21, 2007, at her home. Per her request, no services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Deanie was born on Oct. 10, 1927, to Arthur and Clare Carver in Granite, Okla. She had three sisters and three brothers. She graduated from high school in California...

"We're getting there -- we're not there yet, but we're showing lots of improvement so that we're almost there," said Mountain Home Tiger boys basketball coach Tony Kerfoot of his team's progress, despite dropping games to Bishop Kelly and Emmett. The strides of improvement by the Tigers makes the District III 4A Boys Basketball Tournament starting next week definitely one to watch...

It was another good week for Mountain Home Tiger wrestling, as they won a dual match and placed high at the Weiser Invitational. The Mountain Home Tigers improved to 24-1 in dual match competition last Thursday night, downing the Nampa Bulldogs 42-26, in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...