Stories from Wednesday, August 21, 2002

Elmore County taxpayers should be pleased to know that the county tax levy will go down again in the new budget. An expanded tax base, sound management practices and the wise use of PILT funds have allowed the county to lower its budget as well as the tax levy...

For 25 years he has been quietly working behind the scenes at every Air Force Appreciation Day barbecue -- longer than most any other individual. So it is only fitting that he now be recognized and honored for his efforts by being named as Grand Marshal for the 2002 AFAD Parade...

Authorities believe it is likely that their prime suspect in the murder of a young woman and her two children, whose charred and bullet-riddled bodies were found in a burned out car in Elmore County, is now hiding somewhere in Mexico. An arrest warrant was issued last week for Jorge Alberto Lopez Orozco on three counts of first-degree murder...