Stories from Wednesday, December 29, 2010

As one Air Force flying squadron, the 390th Fighter Squadron left Mountain Home Air Force Base in 2010, efforts to acquire a new mission at the base led the Mountain Home News list of top 10 stories in Elmore County for the year. The year began with high hopes the base would be selected for one of the new F-35 fighter squadrons, but despite overwhelming local support, the base did not make the final cut as a preferred alternative...

After 100 years, it's the stories that keep the conversation lively for the Stoecker family. It becomes a bit of a game for the family as they piece together a century of history that helped shape a business that weathered hard times, near tragedy and bad luck...

While the state saw a 21 percent increase in total population over the past 10 years, Mountain Home and Elmore County watched their numbers fall, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The current census numbers put the city's population at approximately 11,900 people with a total of 28,166 individuals living in the county...

A project to rehabilitate about 21 miles of Idaho 51 from Grasmere north to Broken Wagon Flat Road in Owyhee County is expected to begin this spring. The Idaho Transportation Department expects the project to last about a month and a half, finishing in early June. The speed limit will be reduced, and only one lane will remain open on the two-lane road...

Dear editor: Last week the U.S. Senate passed the START Treaty -- U.S.-Russia nuclear arms deal. Seventy-one senators voted to reduce, verify and give more safety to our country from nuclear warfare. Twenty-six senators voted no. Both Crapo and Rish voted NO! McCain also voted against what every military general and every secretary of state advocated as most important for safety of human life...

One of the best gifts during the holidays is time with family and friends. The holidays provide time to catch up with close and distant loved ones. We can relax in the familiarity of shared traditions and celebrate common memories. We can reflect on experiences and lessons from the past year and discuss plans for the coming year...

December 22 • 00:10 Extra, Glenns Ferry• 00:15 Suspicious, Glenns Ferry• 01:04 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM98• 03:31 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM83• 03:58 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM81• 05:11 Assist, E6S• 07:33 Suspicious, Hwy 20• 09:43 Hazard, I-84 EB MM114• 10:27 Abandoned Vehicle, I-84 EB MM98• 11:00 Collision Property Damage, I-84 EB MM110• 11:03 Hazard, I-84 EB MM114• 11:31 Civil Matter, Miller Wy• 14:12 Noise, Glenns Ferry• 15:54 Abandoned Vehicle, Hwy 20• 16:41 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM103• 16:59 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67• 17:00 Traffic, Airbase Rd• 17:07 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67• 17:22 Animal, Eisenhower Cir• 17:25 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 17:55 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM86-87• 18:14 Collision Unknown, I-84 WB MM124.5• 19:45 Assist, I-84 Exit 112• 22:18 Traffic, I-84 WB MM129. ...

My daughter and her husband went to the BSU game in Vegas after the game she lost her camera she didnt know until she got back to her room, She did'nt think she would ever see it again, The other night about three weeks later or so the phone rang it was a couple here in Mountain Home...