Stories from Thursday, February 2, 2017

In-patient services expected to transfer to St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center Some medical services at Mountain Home Air Force Base are expected to end in the near future with St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center standing ready to help maintain these health care services for military members and local veterans...

Patients and staff members have adapted to ongoing changes at St. Luke's Elmore as construction continues to expand the medical center's emergency department. Crews are on schedule to complete the renovation project in fall 2017. 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...

With the winter season continuing to offer people a chance to view Idaho's wildlife against snow-covered hillsides, officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game urge these individuals to do so from a distance. "Winter can be very stressful for wildlife, especially in winters like this when snow is deep and temperatures are cold," said Mike Demick, conservation information supervisor with the state fish and game department...

Mountain Home High School's wrestling team found the competition fierce as they battled it out during the "Battle for the Buckle" tournament, held Friday and Saturday in Coeur d' Alene. Overall, the Tigers finished third out of 20 schools with Alex Castro leading the team with a second-place finish...

Mountain Home's Tyler Hardin goes for the pin as he competes against Wyatt Bailey from Emmett High School during the opening round of varsity wrestling action Monday evening in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium. Hardin racked up the Tigers' first win of the evening as they faced Emmett and Skyview...

Jeffrey L. Youngblood, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away at Heritage Park Care Center in Roy, Utah on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016.