Kathy Mooso, 75, shows the damage Wednesday inside her home in Rupert. Two weeks ago the house, which Mooso has lived in since she was 18, caught fire while she was in Boise. Now Mooso and her two adult disabled sons live in a hotel. 'I once had a beautiful home,' she said.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
The remains of Justin Mooso's specialty hospital bed sits in his burnt room Wednesday at his home in Rupert. Mooso, 55, sustained lasting cognitive impairments during a vehicle crash two years ago and requires the specialty bed. His mother, Kathy Mooso, said a new one will cost between $5,000 and $9,000.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Troy Mooso explains Wednesday how the fire that burned his home two weeks ago began at his home in Rupert. While cleaning up leaves in the yard, Mooso set fire to a small pile that quickly spread to a nearby bush. With his wheelchair stuck in the mud, he could not reach the hose to extinguish the blaze. 'If I had two legs I probably could have put it out,' he said.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Kathy Mooso, 75, talks Wednesday about dealing with the loss of her home in Rupert. Mooso and her late husband built the house when she was 18. Two weeks ago it burned down, displacing Mooso and her two adult disabled sons.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
The Mooso's Rupert home still shows damage from a fire two weeks ago.
RUPERT — A local woman is staying positive while she rebuilds a life for herself and her two adult sons after she lost her home two weeks ago to a catastrophic fire.
A benefit account has been set up at D.L. Evans Bank for the Kathy Mooso family, who lost their home to an April 18 fire. Donations can be made at any bank branch. For more information, call Gary Schorzman at 208-436-3982
TWIN FALLS — The town’s fire department is changing up how it responds to emergencies.
Kathy Mooso, 75, shows the damage Wednesday inside her home in Rupert. Two weeks ago the house, which Mooso has lived in since she was 18, caught fire while she was in Boise. Now Mooso and her two adult disabled sons live in a hotel. 'I once had a beautiful home,' she said.
The remains of Justin Mooso's specialty hospital bed sits in his burnt room Wednesday at his home in Rupert. Mooso, 55, sustained lasting cognitive impairments during a vehicle crash two years ago and requires the specialty bed. His mother, Kathy Mooso, said a new one will cost between $5,000 and $9,000.
Troy Mooso explains Wednesday how the fire that burned his home two weeks ago began at his home in Rupert. While cleaning up leaves in the yard, Mooso set fire to a small pile that quickly spread to a nearby bush. With his wheelchair stuck in the mud, he could not reach the hose to extinguish the blaze. 'If I had two legs I probably could have put it out,' he said.
Kathy Mooso, 75, talks Wednesday about dealing with the loss of her home in Rupert. Mooso and her late husband built the house when she was 18. Two weeks ago it burned down, displacing Mooso and her two adult disabled sons.
