Stories from Wednesday, February 19, 2020

To begin the most recent meeting of the Mountain Home City Council, MHPD Officer Jake Dudley presented information about the successes of his partner, K-9 Nero. The Feb. 10 meeting drew a large crowd of citizens with many important items on the agenda...

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes has recently purchased 157 acres of prime commercial development land in Mountain Home, Idaho. According to the Fort Hall Business Council, no decision has yet been made on the use the land, but there is initial planning to determine the best economic use...

As the Publisher of your local official legal publication of Elmore County, The Mountain Home News, and a member of the Newspaper Association of Idaho, I have watched a bill to remove legal notices in printed publications be introduced over and over again over the last several years. ...

On Feb. 6, Hacker Middle School held its 7th Annual Science Fair. 22 classrooms (11-5th grade and 11-6th grade classes) participated in this year’s event. This year’s fifth grade winners were: Grand Champion-Heath McNeil, 1st place-Jaelynn Scoth, 2nd place-Gage Murphy and 3rd place-Biseida Mendoza. ...

The Mountain Home News happily accepts photos from our readers! Have a photo of a recent event or memorable outdoor scene from our reading area? Send them to us at editor@mountainhomenews.com or bring them by the office at 195 S. 3rd East. Editor’s Note: Normally our “Through our readers eyes” are just that, photos submitted by our readers, but it’s been awhile since we received one and I just wanted to remind everyone that we do accept photography, plus I had this photo that I really wanted to share that was taken on the place I recently moved to outside of town. ...