Students from Richard McKenna Charter High School’s Health Occupations Students of America chapter pose for a group photo as they take part in the regional HOSA conference at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.

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Students from Richard McKenna Charter High School put their medical knowledge to the test as they claimed top honors during a regional competition held recently.

Representing the Health Occupations Students of America chapter at the local school, the students took part in the regional HOSA conference held at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls on Jan. 30.

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Senem Sessions joins Uli Danner, Diana Witten and Susanne Catanese from the Mountain Home Christkindl Markt as they hand a $1,000 check to Angelo Muna and Josh Yewcic from the local Heroes on the Water organization during a presentation held Thursday afternoon.

The money the German cultural group provided helps support efforts to give military veterans, first responders and their families access to kayak fishing and other recreational programs as a way to provide these individuals access to various types of outdoor wellness efforts.

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Plans to build a new school at Mountain Home Air Force Base come several months after a ceremony officially recognized Stephensen Elementary School the recipient of the national Purple Star School designation in honor of its support to military-connected students whose families live at the base.

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Six months after plans came together to secure more than $6.4 million to build a second elementary school at Mountain Home Air Force Base, federal lawmakers approved this funding as part of a national Community Project Funding effort.

Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, members of the House of Representatives approved this measure on a 341-88 vote.

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