Stories from Thursday, September 27, 2007

Thanks to the help of local hunters, the Elmore County Sheriff's Office was able to take six persons into custody on Thursday who were charged in connection with a huge marijuana growing operation. Detectives have been heavily involved with the operation, with the assistance of the Idaho State Police, in seizing the crops accidentally discovered by hunters in the area of eastern Elmore County...

Fire crews from the Mountain Home Rural Fire Department and the BLM responded to a brush fire a few miles north of Mountain Home on Wednesday evening that was apparently caused from gunfire. Fire Chief Phil Gridley estimated that approximately 10 acres of grass and brush burned in an area north off Canyon Creek Road and the fire was believed to be caused from the discharge of firearms being used for target practice...