Stories from Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Some of country music's biggest stars will come to Elmore County later this week to take part in a festival that’s expected to draw more than 20,000 people from across the United States. Marking its third anniversary, the Mountain Home Country Music Festival runs from Friday to Sunday in foothills northeast of Mountain Home...

In the past week, our community was delivered a shock to our sensibilities with the news of a murder and suicide involving two of our community members. It is with sadness in our hearts that the Mountain Home News family sends hopeful thoughts and prayers for the healing of the two families who were most impacted by the events of last week...

It is with mixed emotion that I sit to pen this. Brian Orban started with the Mountain Home News in August of 2009 when he retired from the Air Force. In January 2015, I had the distinct pleasure of promoting him to Managing Editor. Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, will be Brian's last full-time day at the Mountain Home News...

Dear editor, My name is Angela Ford, and I live in California. Several years ago, my father moved from California and made Mountain Home his forever home. He says he loves it there and will never leave again. I recently visited him and see how truly happy he is there...

Providing alternative education for teens in the local community, Richard McKenna Charter High School started to register students for the new academic year through its campus program last week with signups set to follow for its online academic program...

A landfill in western Elmore County that caught fire twice in the past two years and led to legal troubles with the county could end up changing hands, according to information presented to the Elmore County commissioners as they met July 14. Rachel Kline and David Fischer with Republic Services visited the commissioners concerning their interest in buying Idaho Waste Systems from owner Jack Yarborough...