Stories from Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Mountain Home Tigers dug themselves into a 0-28 hole at halftime, before dominating the second half, but came up short, 12-35, to the Columbia Wildcats Friday night at Columbia High School in Nampa. Columbia went on a 69-yard 12-play scoring drive to start the ball game, consuming nearly half the first quarter and scoring on a one-yard run by Nick Edenfield, a 270-pound lineman-turned-fullback. With the point-after try, the Wildcats led, 7-0, with 6:50 left in the first quarter...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers volleyball team snapped a two-match losing skid Thursday at Nampa, beating the Lady Bulldogs three games to one. Mountain Home won the first game 25-14, took the second game 25-23, lost the third game 21-25, but came back to win the fourth game, 30-28, and win the match three games to one...

The annual Bruneau Roundup will be held this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15 and 16, with activities beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Bruneau rodeo grounds. The cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 7-14 and those age six and under are admitted free. Parking is provided free...

Students at Mountain Home High School will showcase their Tiger spirit starting Monday as they prepare for this year's fall homecoming. The week-long celebration culminates the evening of Sept. 21 as the Mountain Home Tigers take on the Caldwell Cougars at Tiger Field...

Senior Airman Megan Hokaj, right, belts out a classic rock tune as members of the band Mobility lead the beat during a concert at Hacker Middle School on Friday. The six-person group, part of the Band of the Golden West, stopped at the local middle school as part of their visit to Mountain Home...

Boise National Forest officials will reduce the closure area for the Trinity Ridge Fire effective 7 a.m. Friday, Sept.14. The new closure order opens nearly 272,000 acres for public access, as work on the huge 146,677-acre fire begins to wind down. The fire is now 64 percent controlled but officials don't expect it will be extinguished until October snows hit the mountains. Portions of the fire perimeter remain uncontained...