Stories from Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Some of country music's biggest stars will come to Elmore County next week to take part in a festival that's expected to draw more than 15,000 people from across the United States. Marking its second anniversary, the Mountain Home Country Music Festival runs from July 29 to 31 in the foothills northeast of Mountain Home...

Registration for the 2016 to 2017 school year in the Mountain Home School District begins with online signups Aug. 1 and in-person registration following at most district schools Aug. 4. Most schools in the district will open from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 4 p.m. for in-person registration, although the district encourages parents to register returning students using the online option...

Looking to draw more people into Mountain Home's downtown area, the city parks and recreation department hopes to turn part of the El Rancho parking area into a place where children can play and adults can learn more about the history of this community...

The Mountain Home Airport continued to serve as a base of operations for aircraft battling a series of range fires burning across southern Idaho. On July 19, four single engine air tankers, or SEAT, aircraft launched from the airport in support of the ongoing battle to contain the blaze near Lucky Peak Reservoir, which as of July 20 had scorched more than 2,000 acres and destroyed two buildings while threatening 10 others...

Dear editor, Family Rec Center or Skate Park? The Western Elmore County Recreation District was created in 2000 for the explicit purpose to build a family recreation facility. The current directors are entering into a partnership with the city to build a skate park at Legacy Park...