Stories from Friday, July 20, 2012

A local teen put his sharpshooting skills to the test to come out as a state champion during the state's recent trap shooting event. Steven James, who is preparing for his junior year at Mountain Home High School, earned the junior state title at the Amateur Trap Shooting Association championship...

Following a sharp drop a year ago, the assessed value of homes in Elmore County continued to fall in 2011, with the value of commercial businesses showing a similar decline. Figures released last month by the Elmore County Assessors Office showed home property values fell by an average of 14 percent in 2011 with some toppling by as much as 30 percent...

A group of private landowners in Elmore County have officially formed Idaho's first rangeland fire protection association (RFPA), setting up a response system to prevent and suppress fires on their lands. The Mountain Home Rangeland Fire Protection Association was established Monday in a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL). ...