Stories from Friday, November 16, 2018

Gail Best, 76, passed away peacefully at home in Mountain Home, Idaho, on November 14, 2018, following an illness. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 30, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home. Gail was born on July 2, 1942, to Nels Simonson and LaVerne Saari in Wakefield, Michigan. ...

Ralph Gerard McGrath, 79, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in Meridian following a short illness, surrounded by the love of family and friends. A memorial services was held at Rost Funeral Home on November 17, 2018. Ralph, the eldest of two sons, was born January 23, 1939 in Mountain Home to Gerard and Mary (Campbell) McGrath. ...

On Nov. 8, the City of Mountain Home held a Public Hearing dealing with a grant the city is currently applying for to go towards the Downtown Revitalization Plan. For the past several months the community has been in an uproar over the Final Master Plan that was adopted by the City Council in March...

The City Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing during its meeting on Nov. 5. The hearing was to give the public a chance to ask questions about Charlene Humphery’s request to expand Grace Elizabeth Independent Care Facility. There is one existing building on the property and Humphery wants to add two more to the lot at 1320 East 6th South Street. The original plans for the facility have up to seven buildings on the property and this is the next phase...