Stories from Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Mountain Home Royals dropped their first league game last week as they came away with a split of a doubleheader at Capital against Boise. In a light week of games, the Royals went 4-1. Royals 14, Toros 3 Royals 16, Toros 4 The Mountain Home Royals took two, five-inning games from the Mountain View Toros last Tuesday in Mountain Home during two decisive wins...

Members of the Elmore County Tigers youth baseball team pose for a photo after they won the county's annual Field of Dreams Baseball Tournament earlier this month. The under-age 10 boys won the championship game in just four innings during their 13-1 victory against Middleton. ...

People from across Elmore County will enjoy a week of "fun in the sun" during the county's annual fair and rodeo, which runs from July15 to 21 at the fairgrounds in Glenns Ferry. The fair is all based around kids -- to educate them on challenges and responsibilities of farm life, said county fair manager Rena Kerfoot. This family concept brings together parents, relatives and siblings as they watch these youngsters compete in hopes of coming home with a blue ribbon, she said...

With Fourth of July holiday a week away, law enforcement officers in Elmore County and across Idaho will step up efforts to identify and arrest intoxicated drivers. The high-visibility impaired driving enforcement campaign starts Friday and continues through July 13 as part of a nationwide education and enforcement effort targeting drunken driving...

Using a teddy bear to illustrate, Homar Mendez shows Isabell and Juan Muniz how doctors and nurses would mend a broken arm during Elmore Medical Center's annual children's health fair Saturday morning. Interactive learning activities set up at the hospital's outdoor venue helped highlight the latest information available regarding children's health and wellness...

Members of the Elmore County Board of Realtors present a $500 check to Mountain Home Fire Department representatives Alan Bermensolo and Bryan Reed during a brief ceremony on Monday. The money will directly benefit the department's burnout fund, which helps local residents following a fire...

The Mountain Home News will close Wednesday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. The newspaper office will resume normal business hours on Thursday, July 5.