Stories from Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A range fire prompted law enforcement officials to close the westbound side of the interstate west of Mountain Home around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. According to initial reports, a vehicle crash triggered the blaze near Milepost 81 with the flames moving toward Tipanuk...

Students at Mountain Home High School continued to showcase their Tiger spirit this week as they prepared for this year's fall homecoming. The week-long celebration culminates Friday evening as the Mountain Home Tigers take on the Caldwell Cougars at Tiger Field...

A local retailer will join forces with emergency response agencies from Mountain Home and surrounding communities during a first-ever safety fair on Saturday. The free community event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wal-Mart on American Legion Boulevard...

Boise National Forest officials reduced the closure area for the Trinity Ridge Fire last Friday, Sept.14. The new closure order opened nearly 272,000 acres for public access, as work on the 146,832-acre fire begins to wind down. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Former Glenns Ferry Pilot and Boise State Bronco Korey Hall was cut by the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 8, a day before the start of the NFL season. Hall, who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and played with the Packers for four years, was starting his second year with the Saints...

Dear editor: Ten years ago, a military bus arrived at the Air Force Appreciation Day Parade carrying the Army marching band from Gowen Field. The musicians hadn't had anything to eat before leaving Boise, so some patrons of Jovial Jerry's cooked up eggs and sausage on a sidewalk stove and the Free Burrito Breakfast was born...