Stories from Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Applauding the dedication two people made to help their community as well as the countless hours both of them spend to take on various roles to support others in this town, representatives with the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce celebrated their accomplishments by naming them as the city’s man and woman of the year...

The sounds of musical entertainment take the stage as the Mountain Home Arts Council presents two shows this week. The entertainment begins Thursday, Jan. 30, as the arts council presents the “Piano Heist” musical comedy show at the Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene, 950 North 7th East St...

An investigation continued this week to determine the cause of a single-vehicle crash that damaged a building on American Legion Boulevard on Jan. 17. Officers from the Mountain Home Police Department responded to the crash in which the vehicle struck the back corner of ERA West Wind Mountain Home real estate office, located at the intersection of American Legion and North 14th East St...

The Glenns Ferry community paused to honor one person’s dedication to the community and the countless hours they’ve spent in different volunteer roles by selecting them as the city’s citizen of the year. Honored during the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce’s Installation Banquet on Saturday, Virginia Blish joined the dozens of other individuals that earned the distinction since Wanda Edwards became the community’s first person to earn that title in 1968...

Is the glass half full, or is the glass half empty? How many times have we heard this question in our lives? Each time I’ve heard it, that phrase was often used to determine whether someone was an optimist or a pessimist. After all, it was implied that a pessimist always saw that proverbial glass as half empty while an optimist thought the opposite...

Dear editor, I sent this message to our U.S. senators and representatives. To me, it seems to be a good way to help the folks who rely on tips to receive a fair amount of their income from these tips. I am writing to ask you to help pass legislation that will stop the IRS from taxing the tips that I give to people who wait on me in my local coffee shop and not a Starbucks’ or large chain business. ...

Students at Richard McKenna Charter High School gained a first-hand look at how certain decisions in life come with unexpected and often dire consequences as they took part in a program held at the school earlier this month. The charter school in Mountain Home was among the more than 1,000 schools across the nation that hosted the national Choices Matter program in recent months...

Facing a continuing decline in student enrollment at the three schools in the Bruneau-Grand View School District, officials met this month as part of an ongoing discussion involving various challenges the district may face. During a scheduled board meeting Jan. 14, district superintendent Jeff Blaser highlighted the financial concerns the district currently faces and what steps it might need to take to ensure its schools remain financially stable and sustainable...

Recognizing the accomplishments of their students over the past three months, the principals at the elementary schools in the Mountain Home community paused to honor these children during recognition events held at each school. It began as parents joined their children in the gymnasium at East Elementary School the morning of Jan. 16 as Principal Bret Young announced which students earned a spot in each of the school’s honor programs...

Juan Reyes, 55, of Mountain Home passed away Monday, January 20, 2025. Viewing will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 4 until 6 p.m. with Rosary following at 6 p.m. It will be held at Rost Funeral Home, 500 N. 18th E. Mountain Home, ID 83647...