Stories from Wednesday, November 9, 2016

A chapter of Elmore County's past returned to life Nov. 2 as the Mountain Home Historical Museum hosted its annual tour at Mountain View Cemetery. During the evening, guests walked through the cemetery where they heard the stories of some of the famous people buried in the cemetery...

Dear editor, The latest absurdity of the (Elmore County) Courthouse security is that citizens have to remove their belts. This in addition to having two armed agents, a metal detector and prohibiting pocket knives. Some official must think that terrorists are lurking behind every tree and building when we doubt that any would be terrorist has even heard of Mountain Home. Not even the Capitol in Boise is as strict...

Dear editor, I applaud Patrick Harren (letter to the editor, Oct. 19) for speaking out against stationing the model F-15 and F-35 jets at Gowen Field over the much better suited Mountain Home Air Force Base. 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...

Lisa Roberts admits that she's proud of what her family's new business in Mountain Home provides to help others in the community stay physically fit. "There's really no one who offers what I do," Roberts said. 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...

Voters in Elmore County overwhelmingly threw their support behind businessman Donald Trump while selecting two new state representatives and the county's next sheriff during Tuesday's general election. According to initial results released by the county elections office, Trump led Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in Elmore County with 5,816 votes compared to 1,814 for the former secretary of state...