Stories from Friday, June 27, 2025

Pauline Joan Damele, 76, a resident of Gooding, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Stonebridge Assisted Living in Hagerman, Idaho. Polly was born November 18, 1948 in Elko, Nevada, the daughter of Oscar Jackson Streeter and Elizabeth Jane Barnes. She was born into an Air Force family and traveled to many places as a child including Bermuda. Polly was a graduate of Elko High School...

Edward P. Plympton, 76, a resident of Meridian, passed away June 24, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Eagle Nazarene Church, 1001 W. State St. in Eagle. Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City...

A private drug testing company’s use of a public library meeting room has prompted a review and clarification of library policy, resulting in the cancellation of future reservations by the business. Wienhoff Drug Testing, a company that conducts random drug screenings for various purposes, had reserved and paid the fee for the use of a meeting room located at the back of the library. ...

Brenda (Spies) Franks passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 24, 2025, after a courageous battle. Brenda was born on August 3, 1957, in Chambéry, France, to Don and Muriel Spies and is the eldest of four daughters. In 1965, Brenda and her family moved to Caldwell, Idaho, and then settled in Mountain Home in 1968...