Stories from Wednesday, August 26, 2015

A levy aimed at making needed repairs in local area schools passed by a wide margin, according to initial results released by county officials on Tuesday. The Mountain Home School District's plant facility levy gained 1,123 votes in favor of the measure with 399 people voting in opposition...

Flying operations at Mountain Home Air Force Base resumed this week as the first of more than 50 jets returned here after the base's runway temporarily closed. In early July, three squadrons of jets from the local Air Force base temporarily moved to other locations as work continued to replace the installation's runway...

Dan Lawrence Qualls, age 67 of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise hospital on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Southern Idaho's first large-scale country music festival near Mountain Home drew mostly positive feedback from people across the county with a few concerns aired during a meeting Friday morning. The Elmore County Board of Commissioners collected feedback from local officials and members of the public during a scheduled hearing that focused specifically on the Mountain Home Country Music Festival...

Mountain Home Country Music Festival's debut last month led to a boost for some local businesses while others saw no change in sales, according to a recent survey. Following the music festival, which ran from July 31 to Aug. 2, the Mountain Home Economic Development Office polled local businesses to gauge whether they saw any impact directly tied to the event.For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Dear editor, Hello. My name is Laurie. I lost my baby sister on July 11, 2015, at mile marker 103 on I-84. Her name was Danielle Rictor. She was 23 years old. I did not know what the speed limit was in Idaho. If I had known I would have told her to not worry about keeping up with the 80 MPH until she felt comfortable. I would have stressed that the right lane is where she should have stayed...

Dear editor, Since 2001 the Western Elmore Recreation District has been levying and collecting taxes for recreation in Mountain Home. The stated purpose, reiterated for many years, was to build a year-round indoor aquatic facility. Now the focus is changed to a "recreation building."...

Richard Dawson "Dick" Park, 66 of Elk City, Idaho, went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 31, 2015, at the Boise VA Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Dick was born to William and Norma (Mantle) Park on June 25, 1949, in Golden, Colo. He was raised and went to school in Texas, graduating from H. Grady Spruce High School, in Dallas, Texas...