Stories from Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The Western Elmore County Recreation District held a fundraiser barbecue with a presentation about their indoor pool project immediately afterward on Feb. 22nd. The event drew a decent sized crowd of stakeholders and people who were interested to see the progress the board is making towards the long awaited recreation facility...

The Mountain Home News regrets comments made by a staff reporter in reference to Quality Electric in the County Commissioners article last week, Feb. 19th, 2020. These comments were not sourced or validated in content. We apologize for how the story originally appeared...

When we talk about supporting teachers, we’re really talking about supporting students. The education a person receives during childhood has a meaningful impact on the kind of life they will lead. And an effective teacher is the primary contributor to student achievement in the classroom...

The original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) needed to be re-negotiated. I voted against passage of NAFTA in 1993, because it was flawed. The agreement traded away sovereign rights of individual states and the federal government. Many goods and services originating in the United States received unfair treatment among trading partners. ...

Dear Editor, I wanted to send a letter to your paper describing the very unexpected experience that my family and I recently had while in your town. Our son unexpectedly died recently while serving on active duty in the Air Force at Mountain Home. We live in East Texas so the distance between us is about 1850 miles. ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The United States is experiencing historical prosperity and the federal judiciary is being transformed with the appointment of conservative judges, Idaho's two U.S. senators said on Feb. 20. Republican U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch in speeches to state lawmakers in the Idaho House of Representatives labeled the moves as good progress for the country...

During a conference call on Feb. 20, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted nine proposed modifications to wolf hunting and trapping for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, extending wolf hunting opportunity, opening more areas to wolf trapping and extending trapping seasons, which all take effect immediately...

February 23, proved to be an eventful evening for members of the Mountain Home Fire Department as they were called out to the scenes of multiple fires in the area. According to Fire Chief Mark Moore, he had just returned from a call in which a shop vac caught fire from having gasoline sucked up into it, when while on the phone with another fireman, he was informed that his officer could see a column of smoke. ...

February 26, 2020 Elmore County has a policy that provides that “if an employee initiates candidacy against an incumbent Elected Official for whom he is a subordinate, and there is a ‘reasonable prediction of disruption’ in that Elected Official’s office, the employee shall immediately resign or face possible termination.” This is not a mandatory action, but each situation must be analyzed individually, considering the degree of disruption to the efficient operation of the public office environment.. ...