Stories from Wednesday, August 17, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News "As we came over the rise and the Snake River unveiled itself. My kids pointed and screamed Wagons Ho!" Anthony Riley recalled the excitement his children expressed when they first showed up at Three Island Crossing State Park on Saturday as a yearly tradition returned to the Glenns Ferry area...

A burn barrel was linked to a fire that scorched 30 acres of land and threatened homes along Highway 51 on Sunday. The fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. at the home of Joe Cury off Friesian Drive after paper burning inside the barrel blew out and ignited dried grass on his property, said Capt. Rick VanMeer from the Mountain Home Fire Department...

Recognizing their years of service in support of the community's largest annual celebrations, a local couple was selected as this year's grand marshals for this year's Air Force Appreciation Day parade. Alain Isaac and Ron Monasterio received the distinction during a chamber of commerce meeting Monday morning...