Curveseed Butterwort, commonly known as Bur Buttercup, represents one of the noxious weeds people in Mountain Home and surrounding communities need to control as warmer temperatures cause these and other weeds to spread into their yards and flower beds.

Photo courtesy of the University of Idaho Extension Office

With the spring season starting to approach communities across southern Idaho, the University of Idaho’s extension office in Mountain Home urged residents in the local area to stay ahead of the weeds trying to invade their yards.

This message came as a result of the calls the extension office received last year from a number of folks looking for guidance on weed control.

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From left, J.B. Trouten, Monroe Williams and Kaden Stack present the awards and cash prizes they earned during the local Poetry Out Loud event held recently.

Photo courtesy of Mountain Home High School

Messages of persistence, setting personal goals and looking to the future led three students at Mountain Home High School to earn top honors during a yearly competition held last month.

Monroe Williams, J.B. Trouten and Kaden Stack were among those at the high school that took part in the local Poetry Out Loud event.

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Ava Johnson’s efforts to create the You Are More program at Mountain Home High School led her to earn the Alice and Charles Taylor Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Courtesy photo

Recognizing her efforts to provide help to students and others in the local area dealing with “dark moments” in their lives, a graduate from Mountain Home High School here was named as the recipient of a state-level award.

Ava Johnson, who graduated from the high school in 2025, prepared to receive the Alice and Charles Taylor Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

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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.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

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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