November 6, 2024

ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — The Idaho State Police (ISP) is independently investigating a deputy-involved shooting by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office following a vehicle crash on Interstate 84.

In the afternoon hours of November 5, law enforcement received reports of a vehicle driving recklessly eastbound on I-84. The vehicle reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic and ultimately crashed near milepost 87, igniting a small brush fire.

November 5, 2024

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho – Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision which occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 6:25 P.M., on American Legion Boulevard at N 14th St. E in Elmore County.

Representatives from Blue Collar Farms took top honors during this year’s Spooktacular trunk display in which company representatives dressed up as characters from the Toy Story movie series.

Photo courtesy of Mountain Home Parks and Recreation

In a pair of announcements last week, representatives with the city parks and recreation department announced the winners of this year’s Halloween contests.

City hall took top honors in the 2024 Spooktacular Scarecrow Stroll with its display featuring elements of the Betelgeuse movies.

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Photo by Brian S. Orban

James Huffman sorts through a collection of children's coats at the Doyel Ray Hope Center as the local community support organization prepared for a coat distribution event on Saturday. Held at the Gala Event Center, the organization offered an assortment of winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and other clothing items to those who stopped by the downtown business.

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Members of the Mountain Home Lions Club take their tractor-drawn wagon for a test drive as they prepared to provide free rides for people and families taking part in this year’s Fall Harvest festival on Saturday. This year marked the first time the local club hosted these rides in which people sat on bales of hay as they traveled through downtown Mountain Home.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Cool temperatures and the threat of rain and the pelting of hail didn’t seem to deter families as they made the yearly trek to the city’s downtown area on Saturday as the community came together for a day of good-natured fun and entertainment.

The 28th Annual Fall Harvest Festival marked the unofficial end of southern Idaho’s yearly farming season.

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A wreath-laying ceremony is among the events held during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Veterans organizations in the Mountain Home area will pause to honor the nation’s armed forces and those who answered the call to duty during this year’s Veterans Day observance on Monday.

Veterans Day represents one day set aside each year to remember the end of World War I and the brave Americans who served in the “war to end all wars,” said Sandy Castellano, commander of American Legion Post 26 in Mountain Home.

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A wreath-laying ceremony is among the events held during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Veterans organizations in the Mountain Home area will pause to honor the nation’s armed forces and those who answered the call to duty during this year’s Veterans Day observance on Monday.

Veterans Day represents one day set aside each year to remember the end of World War I and the brave Americans who served in the “war to end all wars,” said Sandy Castellano, commander of American Legion Post 26 in Mountain Home.

For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper’s online edition.