Stories from Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Dear editor, Soon after moving here from Vermont two years ago, one of my first exercise walks took me past Hacker Middle School. I was dismayed to see not one but two signs on the school building featuring the logo of the Coca-Cola company. A more recent walk led me by the school once again and prompted me to write this letter. I object to a public school building being used in this manner -- as a site for a commercial company's advertising...

Any field medic worth his salt will tell you that the first step in treating the wounded is to stop the bleeding. With the $20 trillion debt Trump is inheriting from the "most transparent administration in history," defunding sanctuary cities is a good first step...

I was incredibly proud of my town that I love so much when we all pulled together to dig each other out following last week's winter snow storm. I saw my neighbors helping shovel out driveways and sidewalks to help out their older neighbors. I heard similar stories of random acts of kindness in other parts of town...

In the wake of Winter Storm Helena, the Mountain Home News invited its readers to submit photos that helped capture their perspective of the storm and its impact on communities across southern Idaho. The following is a selection of images provided by individuals in the local area...

Anthony Jones, 62, of Owyhee, Nev., passed away at Ashley Manor Care Center in Mountain Home on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Mountain Home High School's wrestling squads continued their winning ways as the varsity and junior varsity athletes competed at the Madison High Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The varsity Tigers finished first overall out of 17 teams and easily won the title by a wide margin, said coach Scott Mederios...

With school out of session for the holiday break, members of Mountain Home High School's Lady Tigers varsity basketball team traveled to Parma High School where they participated in this year's winter tournament, which wrapped up Dec. 29. The Lady Tigers started the tournament with a 35-54 loss to Parma...