Stories from Thursday, September 10, 2009

After weeks of planning, the Mountain Home community will honor U.S. service members and retirees, along with those stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, at the 49th annual Air Force Appreciation Day festival Sept. 12. This year's event begins with corn shucking at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11 in Carl Miller Park. Up to 300 people, including base and community leaders, are expected to gather at the park to prepare 5,000 ears of corn for the free barbecue the following afternoon...

September 2 • 17:22 Hazard, I-84 EB MM106• 17:24 Overdue, Glenns Ferry• 19:08 Child Abuse, MH• 19:10 Hazard• 20:59 Vandalism, MH• 21:11 Probable Subject• 21:48 Extra• 22:03 Suspicious Circumstances...

The Elmore County Search and Rescue team freed a 31-year-old Kuna man trapped inside a cave near Tipanuk around 11 p.m. Sept. 9. The man, who has not been identified by authorities, was one of about eight people from Kuna who came to Smith's Crack specifically to explore the cave...