Stories from Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Idaho Fish and Game Department will host a Sportsman's Breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30-9:30 am at AJ's Restaurant in Mountain Home. Fish and Game staff will buy coffee for all attendees. Falling just a few days after the opening of big game seasons, the breakfast is being billed as a check on the hunting season thus far...

Harold Mumford, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

What is 2009 H1N1 (swine flu)? 2009 H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway...