Stories from Thursday, August 25, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The proposed budget for the Western Elmore County Recreation District came under fire by local residents during a public hearing Aug. 17. The proposed $3.1 million budget represents a 30 percent cut in taxes for district resident, board president Art Nelson told the nearly 50 people that were present at the meeting...

A former educator and coach with the Mountain Home School District is due back in court later this month to respond to charges that she sexually abused a 17-year-old teen. Samantha R. Henretty, 27, was charged with four felony counts of sexual battery...

Hunters planning trips in the vicinity of the Pioneer Fire north of Idaho City will want to pay close attention to U.S. Forest Service closures and be prepared to alter their plans if necessary, according to officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game...

Dwayne Clayton "Clay" Comish, 81 of Mountain Home, died Aug. 23, 2016 at home. Services are pending with Bowman Funeral Parlor, Garden City.