Stories from Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Merla LaRene Becker, beloved wife, mother and friend passed away on April 6, 2020 in Mountain Home. Here follows a retelling of Merla’s favorite story: When Merla was 16, she worked after school at the Oregon Trail Restaurant in Mountain Home as a waitress. She quickly became the favorite of long time cook, Ollie Becker, who loved to tell Merla stories about her family; most often featuring her son Leonard’s career in the Army...

MOUNTAIN HOME – The Idaho Transportation Department will close a section of Interstate 84 east of Mountain Home tomorrow morning, allowing BLM crews to conduct a controlled burn of vegetation along the highway. The closure will be for westbound traffic only between Exit 112 and Exit 90. Traffic will be detoured off I-84 at Exit 112 (Hammett Hill Rd.), travel on Old Highway 30, and rejoin the Interstate at Exit 90 (I-84B in Mountain Home)...