Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2009

Richard McKenna Charter High School will hold the official ribbon cutting for its new building at 675 S. Haskett St. this Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The school moved from its current location at 1993 E. 8th North St., where it had been sharing a building with the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor office...

El-Ada Community Action Partnership will offer free HIV screenings in Mountain Home on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at the El-Ada offices, 240 N. 3rd East St. There are no needle sticks or blood involved with the screening. An oral sample is taken from the gum line. Results are read in 20 minutes. The screening is confidential. Free condoms and safer sex products will be provided and also available free at El-Ada on an on-going basis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The President's 2010 Budget includes $12 billion for the Department of the Interior to undertake initiatives to promote energy security with a focus on clean renewable sources and strategies to address climate change, protect and preserve America's national parks and public lands, strengthen Native American communities, enhance outdoor opportunities for young people, and conserve wetlands and wildlife habitat...