Stories from Friday, July 21, 2017

scheduled to stand trial in September on charges that he sexually assaulted a juvenile female known to him through personal relations. Robert W. Lynch, 36, remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail following his arrest June 11 on charges of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16...

What started off as an Eagle Scout project for a local Boy Scout troop turned in to a community effort aimed at beautifying Hacker Middle School. Earlier this month, volunteers from Pioneer Federal Credit Union, artists from the Community Canvas of Mountain Home and Boy Scouts started to transform the front entrance of the school on East Jackson Street...

With voracious Mormon crickets already invading north-central Oregon and northern Elmore County, the head of the University of Idaho's extension office in Mountain Home offered some tips to help local farmers and backyard gardeners protect their property from these pests...