Stories from Monday, October 1, 2012

Elmore County will start in-person absentee voting on Monday, Oct. 15, at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In-person absentee voting will end on Friday, Nov. 2. Properly registered voters may request an absentee ballot be mailed to them for the Nov. 6 general election. The request must be in writing and include the voter's name, physical address, mailing address, and signature...

Alejandro "Carnovas" Garza, 74, passed away on Sept. 28, 2012, in the comfort of his home with his family by his side, after a short battle with cancer. No services are planned at this time. Alex will be put to rest next to his mother, Lucia, in Las Yescas, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Dale Clayton Long, 61, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 30, 2012. Dale was born in LaGrande, Ore., to Clair (Gene) and Freda Long. The family moved to Mountain Home when he was four years old. Upon graduation from Mountain Home High School in 1969, Dale joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After completion of two separate tours of duty Dale returned to Mountain Home. He worked in Civil Engineering at the Mountain Home Air Force Base until his retirement in January of 2006...