Stories from Friday, May 19, 2017

The Elmore County board of commissioners met May 12 to move forward with projects already in the works while starting a discussion on renewing a contract with the county's public defender. The commissioners started the meeting by discussing an ongoing issue with residents dumping garbage at the site of the Canyon Creek recharge area north of Mountain Home...

A man remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail following his arrest on Tuesday in connection with a burglary in Glenns Ferry. Robert Earl Lee, 32, stands accused of forcing his way into the Price Less Mini-Mart around 12:30 a.m. that day. Authorities responded to the convenience store following a call from an alarm company regarding the break in with the first deputy arriving on scene within five minutes. The deputy immediately located a point of forced entry into the store...

People avoided serious injury after an Idaho Transportation Department vehicle tore down a power line and triggered a crash on Airbase Road on May 9. State highway road crews were working on patching the westbound lane when the top of a raised asphalt truck bed caught power lines crossing the road around 11:30 a.m...

A Mountain Home High School graduate walked the stage at Dickinson State University in North Dakota to accept his associate's degree during a commencement ceremony held May 6. Daniel Brescia is one of 197 students that participate in the ceremony, which included this year's spring and summer graduates...

A Mountain Home student will walk the stage to earn two undergraduate degrees as he completes his students at Missouri State-West Plains during a commencement ceremony on Saturday. Justin Burke Abel will receive an associates of science degree in business along with an associates of arts degree in general studies...

Recognizing her accomplishments in the classroom, a student at Mountain Home High School was recently named the school's student of the month. Lexi Ogaard, who completes her junior year later this month, is described as a "super involved student, with a positive attitude, who also demonstrates a great deal of responsibility," said Travis DeVore, who teaches American literature at the high school...

For the second straight year, Troop 57 from Mountain Home earned top honors in an overall competition among Boy Scouts during the 70th Annual Camp Wilson Camporee, which wrapped up May 7. The crowd enjoyed excellent weather and live music as troops representing communities across southern Idaho initially gathered at the Boy Scout jamboree site between Pine and Featherville to participate in this year's camp...

Seeking to help more families in the Mountain Home area, the Migrant Seasonal Head Start office here recently started registering families for its 2017 season. Since 1971, the head start office has served Idaho farm workers from low-income families with a specific focus during the agricultural growing season, which runs from June to October...

Charles "Chuck" Eugene Todtenbier passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the age of 84. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His hearty laughter and love of life will be deeply missed by family and friends. Chuck met Dorothy, his high school sweetheart, in Grand Prairie, Texas, and were soon married. After a short stay in Texas, they moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and then on to Glasgow, Ky...