Stories from Thursday, October 24, 2013

For the first time since 2002, the Mountain Home Tigers boys soccer team is heading to state. It ended up taking them four games in four days, but the Mountain Home Tigers have qualified for this week's state 4A Boys Soccer Tournament in Caldwell Mountain Home 3, Nampa 1...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers played Bishop Kelly tough, but lost to the Lady Knights in three straight sets in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium for Senior Night. The first set had six lead changes and eight ties, the final tie at 18-18, before Bishop Kelly regained the lead and won 25-23...

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for the Idaho Core Standards, which raises the bar for what students learn in math and English. "The standards help students prepare for the rigors of a post-secondary education," the Chamber said in a prepared statement...

Students from Hacker Middle School dig into their salad entrees as they participate in a formal luncheon Friday morning. The Starlight Dining experience included a four-course meal that focused on the finer points of table manners and etiquette. The 30 students that participated in the event were selected at random based on perfect attendance records for the first quarter of the school year. ...

An effort to build a community recreation center in Mountain Home moved another step forward after an architecture firm was selected to design the actual facility. During a special meeting Oct. 9, the Western Elmore County Recreation District board of directors approved a recommendation to select the Lombard-Conrad Architects firm to develop plans for the 33,000 square foot facility...