Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2017

A Mountain Home man was arrested by Elmore County sheriff's deputies following a drug bust on Jan. 25. Adam D. Johnson, 34, was booked into the Elmore County Jail and charged with drug trafficking in marijuana. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

The owner of three Mountain Home-based businesses will earn a moment in the spotlight this week during the debut of a network television program. Chuck Ceccarelli and his efforts to create these companies will appear in the premiere episode of "Blue Collar Millionaires," which airs at 8 p.m. today, Feb. 1, on CNBC...

As people in the United States watched as the nation ushered in its next president, one Mountain Home couple had a more personal interest in viewing the ceremony. Scanning the television screen at their home, Dave and Mary Lou Pursell were hoping to catch a glimpse of their grandson, Christon Wesbrock, who received a personal invitation to be a part of the inauguration parade on Jan. 20...

Dear editor, At the annual Chamber Banquet this month, Eric Tautfest, Amber Cobos and I received the first Mayor's Citizen of the Year award for our efforts on Community Canvas. This was a total surprise and a super humbling experience to be recognized for something we all love and appreciate -- art!...

Dear editor, I have a question for those in the Mountain Home community. Do you have old awards, trophies or plaques that are collecting dust or forgotten in storage? As a bowler for 57 years and a retiree of the U.S. Air Force, I had lots of awards sitting around, and I decided to donate my awards to the local youth bowling league...

Dear editor, I just finished Mountain Home High School's Health Class. The teacher is pretty good at doing what she does. I've learned how drugs, tobacco and alcohol are ruining people's lives. Take marijuana for example. It has all the same deadly chemicals that a cigarette has; just more concentrated. One also doesn't fully know what is in marijuana. It could be laced with other drugs like heroin...

I always like to show appreciation when someone dose something extraordinary. In this case, it happened the night of the Chamber of Commerce Banquet. I arrived to cover the banquet, as the Mountain Home News does every year, to find out that I did not have a seat at a table -- just an unfortunate oversight...

Kyrie Ryan and Tyler Zamora, both of Mountain Home, were united in marriage during a ceremony Dec. 17. The exchanging of vows took place at The Rose Room in Boise with Robert Taylor serving as the officiating minister. The maid of honor was Krista Heindel with Hannah Zamora as the matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Melissa Conrad, Audrianna Hall, Michelle Gieg and Haylee Brown...