The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho)

TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- Jonathon Gomez used to be a motocross rider.

That is, until broken bones, trips to the emergency room and commitments to his family and work at JandC Custom LLC had him re-think his high speed hobby.

He gave up the sport, but thanks to his friends dragging him to Magic Valley Speedway races, Gomez became a fan of high speed on four wheels instead of two.

"I had never really followed the sport at all, never watched NASCAR or anything," Gomez said.

CASTLEFORD, Idaho -- The Balanced Rock fire near Castleford grew to an estimated 6,000 acres late Monday morning, but Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Kyli Gough said firefighters had it 80 percent contained.

BOISE, Idaho --. Zoo Boise has agreed to temporarily house a lost a wolf pup found outside of Ketchum, wildlife officials announced Wednesday.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho  -- For Rodney Hopwood, remembering a legend is not so different from reciting poetry.

"The smell of dew in the morning, the taste of dust and the anticipation of the horses waiting to ride," said the longtime rancher and cowboy with a quiet but clear voice. "These things Henry and I share."

Hopwood is the type of cowboy you expect to find telling stories around an evening campfire. However, on Monday, he stood among a small crowd at the Twin Falls Cemetery, offering his respects to a legendary cowboy, Henry Harris.

GOODING, Idaho  -- A Gooding woman got a surprise Saturday evening when she spotted a small bear crossing her driveway.

Rosemary Anderson, who lives near 1500 East and 2100 South in Gooding County, said she went outside to close her garage door when she noticed the bear about 15 yards away.

BURLEY, Idaho  -- Cassia County's planning board will allow a Malta mink farm to double in size.

A conditional-use permit approved Thursday will allow Smith Furs, owned by Cregg Smith, to expand his confined-animal feeding operation to 4,000 breeding mink and 24,000 pelting mink.

BURLEY, Idaho  -- Cassia County sheriff's detectives are still searching for two employees who were reported missing from the Alpine Garden Inn in Burley on May 4.

A felony warrant for grand theft with a $250,000 bond has been issued out of Cassia County for James Duane Ambrose, 55. He is suspected of stealing a vehicle from the motel. He was last seen in the Las Vegas area a couple of weeks ago.

Russ Taft, 54, is also missing.