Stories from Friday, December 21, 2012

Plans to turn an existing athletic field into a city-owned park changed abruptly earlier this month after the city was unable to purchase the land. The city's offer to purchase the existing park property on East 8th North Street fell short with Richard McKenna Charter High School submitting a higher bid...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers put together a decent first half, but Middleton controlled the second half to remain unbeaten and down Mountain Home, 69-35, Friday night at Middleton. Selena Foster kept Mountain Home close in the first period, as the Lady Tigers trailed just 17-11 after a quarter. Middleton was able to get its transition game going and stretched its lead to 39-21 at the half...

One of Mountain Home High School's jazz bands continued its winning ways after it took top honors during a yearly festival earlier this month. The high school's Jazz Band I earned a rating of "excellent" during the District III event, held Dec. 7 at Capital High School in Boise...

Looking to encourage more people to shop in Mountain Home during the holiday season, a business development team here continued an effort that offers new incentives for those that spend their dollars locally. The "Shop Local for the Holidays" campaign represents the latest incentive unveiled by the local DIG-IT group -- an all-volunteer team affiliated with the city's economic development department...

Sue Martin, a long-time Mountain Home High School teacher, is one of four K-12 teachers across Idaho who will be honored by the Lee Pesky Learning Center with the second annual Pesky Award for Inspirational Teaching on Dec. 21, during Boise State's Winter Commencement ceremony...

Reatha Louise Morgan Lange, formerly of Mountain Home, died at Lakewood, Colo., on Dec. 14, 2012. She was born at Hoxie, Kan., on March 17, 1925, the youngest of five surviving children of Alexander William Morgan and Mary Elizabeth Rich. She grew up in eastern Colorado...