Stories from Thursday, October 25, 2012

"We're a work in progress. We've got a long way to go, but we are making progress," has been a common comment by Mountain Home Tigers head football coach Aaron Rodney each week, talking about his young Mountain Home Tiger football team. "We've got to play four quarters." Another regular comment by Coach Rodney. Now, as, his Tigers continue to improve, it's become, "We've got to play 48 minutes."...

After 24 years driving school buses for four different companies serving the Mountain Home School District, Majohna Parsons decided to hang up her stop arm last week. She's usually the first one at the First Student bus lot every school day, in part because she has the longest route and in part simply because she's an early riser...

The Fall Coffee House, which will debut volume four of Elmore County's literary journal The Whistle Pig, is scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 26, at Peppermint Tree Productions, 1025 Airbase Rd. The program is highlighted by readings from featured writers as well as art by select visual artists...

Educators at West Elementary School will gain new tools to help them teach their children after the school received a pair of grants earlier this month. Two state-level organizations presented the school with $7,500 in combined grant money as the grade school prepares to meet new guidelines outlined in the Idaho State Department of Education's common core curriculum...

A new beginning of sorts came to Mountain Home last week as one of the city's landmarks opened its doors for the first time in 10 years. A crowd of more than 80 people gathered in front of the newly renovated department store building for their first look at an effort that brought new life to the city's downtown area...