Stories from Wednesday, November 27, 2024

BOISE – Students in a number of school districts across the state showed steady progress with regards to their early literacy skills, including students in places like Mountain Home who showed some gains with their proficiency in areas like reading comprehension and vocabulary skills...

City officials continued this week to accept reservations from local businesses and private clubs and organizations wanting to take part in this year’s Christmas Parade of Lights event. Scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 next to the Fire Station 1, the parade celebrates the first “official” appearance of Santa Claus in Mountain Home...

Representatives with the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce continued work this week on this year’s “A Ferry Merry Christmas” community gathering on Saturday. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. as families and others in Glenns Ferry and other communities take part in Santa’s ride to the tree-lighting ceremony...

It was something I saw every week as I drove to work. I watched as dozens of people started to line up and wait outside the doors of the El-Ada Community Action Agency. There were times I saw the line had already stretched around the corner into the nearby alley...

Following an award-winning performance with the Glenns Ferry High School’s wrestling team, one of the team's all stars earned a chance to play in the college ranks. During a ceremony held as part of a school assembly Thursday afternoon, Gabriel Muilenburg signed a letter of intent to play with the University of Colorado-Pueblo’s wrestling team as he sets his sights on continuing his education in a three-plus-two program in pursuit of bachelor’s degrees in construction management and business administration.. ...

Santa Claus announced plans to start collecting letters written to him by local children as part of yearly programs held in Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry. During the event hosted by the Mountain Home Fire Department, Fire Chief Mark Moore resumes his duties as Santa’s local “head elf” for helping answer mail sent to the North Pole...

The shelves at local area food banks are full once again. In the weeks leading up to the holidays, local businesses and citizens banded together to donate and collect thousands of pounds of food to help those less fortunate. However, the demand for food hasn’t eased up in recent years. Those who run the food banks in Mountain Home admit the need continues to increase as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach...

Gary Stephen Kohring, 72, formally of Bruneau, passed away Friday November 22, 2024 at his home in Twin Falls, ID. He was born April 16, 1952 in Fort Ord, California to Kent and Virginia (Lahtinen) Kohring. He married Karen Miller in 1978 and together they raised three children...