Stories from Thursday, July 4, 2013

Two splits and a sweep marked last week for the Mountain Home Royals in six games of American Legion baseball. The Royals split doubleheaders with the Boise Gems and Centennial Cannons, and swept two from the Kuna Diamondbacks. Royals 13, Gems 11 Royals 0, Gems 4...

Dr. Dan Crossley, M.D., and his wife, Karen, of Mountain Home, have been named grand marshals for the 2013 Elmore County Fair and Rodeo (ECFR). In a surprise visit to their home in April, members of the Elmore County Fair and Rodeo Board informed the Crossleys of the their selection...

Mountain Home officials came within hours of looking at instituting mandatory water conservation measures last week after two of the city's wells went offline last week. Concerns started to surface June 23 after Well 13 next to Optimist Park shut after down seals on the pump gave way...

Tonight's July 4 fireworks show will go on as scheduled, Fire Chief Alan Bermensolo has announced. The current storm system is expected to conclude by about 8:30 p.m., more than an hour before official sundown. The show is scheduled to go off shortly thereafter, once it gets dark enough...