Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Krissa Kay Arnold-Brown, 31, passed away May 24, 2015, in Mountain Home. Krissa was born June 21, 1983, in Julesburg, Colo. Krissa is the daughter of Kim and Scott Woods of Mountain Home and Ron and Cindy Arnold of Big Springs, Neb. She had a heart of gold and loved to help care for people so she obtained her CNA degree from Boise State University and worked as a CNA at Marque Care Nursing Home...

The eastbound on-ramp at Exit 90 in Mountain Home will close briefly on Wednesday, June 10, due to scheduled paving activities. The closure will occur between 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to allow crews to place asphalt down in the work zone as part of a project to make intersection safety improvements at Old Highway 30 and Ditto Creek Road...

A wildfire near Givens Hot Springs in Owyhee County on Tuesday triggered emergency notifications that reached residents in the Mountain Home community. Cell phone notifications were reported just after 1:30 p.m. regarding the fire, which began around noon Tuesday and had grown to approximately 350 acres...