Stories from Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Guests were greeted to the sounds of sirens and the sights of flashing lights as they gathered at the city fire station on Thursday during the community's biggest fire prevention gathering. Hundreds of people packed into the fire station to enjoy an evening of fun at this year's open house. Fire officials estimated a record crowd in terms of children...

Dear editor: I just read the letter from Mr. Bradbury, who is a very intelligent man. I love reading his letters to you and all of us. I think you chose the correct title for his letter. But I do not think it applies to most people in Mountain Home as most of us are either active duty Air Force or military veterans who retired here in Mountain Home. ...

The era of same-sex marriage begins in Idaho today and local officials are prepared to comply with the law, as determined by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Marriage licenses for same-sex couples will be available at the Elmore County Courthouse beginning at 10 a.m. today...

A yearly survey representing a crucial piece of funding for the Mountain Home School District is set to begin today as it distributes Federal Impact Aid Survey cards to students. The cards, which parents should fill and and return as quickly as possible, provides the federal government with information to determine how much money the district will receive in Impact Aid...

Joyce and Earl Fackrell of Mountain Home will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 18 from 4-7 p.m. at the Mountain Home LDS Church at 1150 N. 8th East St. The couple were married Oct. 15, 1964, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They have four children and five grandchildren...