Stories from Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Sunny skies and warm temperatures drew steady crowds to the city's downtown area on Saturday as the community came together for a day of good-natured fun and entertainment on Saturday. The 20th Annual Fall Harvest Festival marked the unofficial end of southern Idaho's yearly farming season...

Dear editor, I am the grandmother of a student at Mountain Home High. I am outraged at the removal of Tamia Williams' art from the school parking lot. Tamia got permission to display her beautiful painting, that of a young black woman, there. This whole thing blew up because Tamia, a minor, and her family were being cyber-bullied and racially harassed online -- a clear violation of her civil rights. The racists actions on the parking lot itself and nearby were also disgraceful...

Dear editor, As a concerned parent of a high school student here in Mountain Home, I think there is a significant detail that has been left out of the conversation over the removal of a student's artwork. There was no controversy over the painting until it was posted on Facebook and the student, a minor, and her family were cyber bullied and racially harassed online by adult members of the community...

A week of friendly competitions between classmates and the crowning of this year's royal court were simply not enough to overcome Mountain Home High School's streak of bad luck on the gridiron. A recovered fumble during the opening kickoff seemed to be an omen of things to come as turnovers and lack of first downs proved costly as the Tigers fell to the Skyview Hawks in a 55-0 shutout...

City fire fighters continued to promote fire prevention and safety during a yearly observance that officially began Tuesday. The Mountain Home Fire Department is joining forces with stations across the United States to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week...

Glenns Ferry School was temporarily placed on lockdown Wednesday morning in response to a message posted on social media. According to Glenns Ferry district superintendent Cody Fisher, a student at the school received a message showing an image of a clown standing in front of the school earlier that morning...