Governor Brad Little poses for a photo with military officials and their children during a ceremony held earlier this month. During that meeting, the governor signed a proclamation officially declaring April as the Month of the Military Child.

Air Force photo

Senior military officials from Gowen Field and Mountain Home Air Force Base joined students from Stephensen Elementary School and other schools as they gathered at the state capitol to officially celebrate the children of military families across the state.

During a ceremony held April 3, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a proclamation declaring April as the Month of the Military Child in Idaho.

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City firefighters enter the residence on Southwest Vera Street as they began their investigation regarding the cause of that structural fire.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

An electrical failure involving a piece of kitchen equipment triggered a fire that damaged a home on the city’s south side March 8.

City firefighters responded to the residence off Southwest Vera Street around 8:45 a.m. following reports of a fire involving a recreational vehicle although officers that arrived on scene reported the fire actually involved a single-wide mobile home.

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