Stories from Friday, October 24, 2014

The Mountain Home Police Department have arrested Beau Michel, 24, for arson in the first degree and Storm Woodin, 18, for felony accessory (after the fact), and felony concealing evidence, both in connection with the arson Thursday morning that heavily damaged the Day Meadows Apartment Complex and sent one man to the burn center in Utah...

Despite a long trip to Elko, Nev., the Mountain Home girls and boys cross country teams ran well at the Elko Invitational cross country meet. The Mountain Home girls finished fourth with 98 points. Spring Creek, Nev., won the girls meet with 25 points, Elko was second with 38, and Wells third with 85. Lowry came in behind Mountain Home with 131 points...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys soccer team bounced back from their District III 4A Tournament loss to Middleton with a win over Kuna, but lost in the consolation semi-finals to Caldwell to see their season end. Mountain Home 4, Kuna 0 Mountain Home scored two goals in each half on their way to a 4-0 District III 4A elimination game win over Kuna last Monday at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

St. Luke's Elmore Center for Community Health will host its Health and Wellness Day on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 7-- 11 a.m. at North Elementary School, 290 E. 12th North St., in Mountain Home. The annual health fair has grown to be a comprehensive community education event and "everyone is encouraged to attend," a hospital spokesperson said...

The Atlanta Highway District is making "excellent progress" with the repairs along a 6-mile section of the Middle Fork Boise River road washed out by a late summer major mud slide at mile marker 38 (Big Five Creek), according to David Olson, public affairs officer for the Boise National Forest...

Alma Ileen (Butterfield) Gilbert, 85, died peacefully on Oct. 20, 2014, in Mountain Home. She was born April 1, 1929, in Shoshone, Idaho. She was raised and educated in the Shoshone schools and graduated in 1947. A graveside inurnment was set for 1:30 p.m., on Friday, Oct. ...