Stories from Friday, June 7, 2019

The famous singer Luke Bryan might claim, “rain is a good thing,” but the wet weather Elmore County has been experiencing is also facilitating an ideal environment for a destructive disease known as fireblight. Fireblight is caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora and primarily affects trees, shrubs and herbs in the rose family (Rosaceae). ...

Doyel R. Carroll, age 83 of Mountain Home, passed away on May 31, 2019 at St. Alphonsus in Boise. A graveside service will be held at 10:00AM, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mtn Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home...

Charles Allen (“Charlie”) Bergstrom, 85, beloved father and wonderfully giving friend to all that knew him, passed away peacefully and with tranquility on June 2, 2019. Charlie was a beacon of hope and patience, a pillar that has always stood for all that was about good and right. He was a “Yooper”, through and through!...