Stories from Wednesday, February 5, 2020

On Feb. 1, the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce celebrated the ‘Diamond Anniversary’ of the Installation Banquet with “A Night to Sparkle” theme. Throughout the evening attendees were able to bid on silent auction items and to buy cards that were drawn during the dinner service for a chance to win one of a number of prize baskets...

As members of JFAC (Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee), we set all budgets and approve all appropriations for the State. We were delighted when Governor Little made education his top priority in his State of the State address. However, we became concerned when we saw some of his proposed education budgets...

Dear Editor, As I have been asked repeatedly in the last few days about the governance and oversight of your local library, I want to provide some clarification to the residents of Mountain Home and all Library users. In the State of Idaho, libraries, both city and district are governed under Title 33, Chapter 26 & 27. These laws dictate how a library shall be run. There is zero question about the day-to-day governance of a public library under State statute...

John Warren Root Jr., 85, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Services will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel with a viewing from 11:00AM, funeral service will begin at 12:00 noon and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...