Stories from Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Additional Mountain Home High School Graduate Celebration!! Mountain Home High School has been fortunate to create a plan and procedure to distribute diplomas in a way that will be unique and memorable for our graduates. Graduates will have the opportunity to walk across a stage wearing their caps and gowns to accept their diplomas. With everyone’s cooperation, we can do this in an efficient and respectful manner while working within CDC guidelines...

The Mountain Home City Council met on the evening of April 27th, during the meeting two local businessmen came in asking that they be allowed to reopen their businesses immediately in defiance of Governor Little's phased reopening of the state. While discussions inside focused on the shutdown of the state and the economical effects of it a protest was being held outside as a small group gathered to show their anger towards Mountain Home Mayor Rich Sykes. ...

Companion planting is the theory that plants/crops which are planted close in proximity can benefit from each other in several ways including: nutrient uptake, water regulation, pest management, enhanced pollination and overall better yield potential. This theory has been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years by the Native American communities as well as other cultures around the world...

Bennett Mountain has been fortunate to create a plan and procedure to distribute diplomas in way that will be unique and memorable for our graduates. Graduates will have the opportunity to walk across a stage wearing their caps and gowns to accept their diplomas. ...

I have read the letter on "Last Chance Confidence Agreement" that Mayor RIch Sykes issued to the Mountain Home Fire Department. THis letter is viral on Facebook. This letter has caused the disruption in the Fire Department because of the Mayor's inability to talk this out. By giving this letter of ultimatums, he has caused an extreme issue for the continued safety for the department. Thus, with the safety downgraded, he has put our Citizens of Mountain Home at risk...

Dear Readers, In the MHN, April 29th, 2020, Editor Stephanie Root expressed her delight for LTE's. To me, LTE's are the most interesting facet of any newspaper. I'd like to remind you that on Sat. May 16th, America will celebrate Armed Forces Day. Please show your support to our many women in the military, whether past, present or future by displaying Old Glory on that day...

I for one am so tired of hearing that things will never go back to the way they were before, this is our new normal. I will not be afraid to gather with friends and family. I will not shop on the internet; I wish to support my community. I will not wear my mask and gloves forever...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A plan to reopen Idaho during the coronavirus pandemic hinges on understanding what the state and individuals have to do to defeat the illness, the co-chair of Gov. Brad Little's COVID-19 Testing Task Force said. ``The long-term success for all of us in this pandemic, which is going to be a long game here, absolutely hinges on our people understanding the enemy better,'' said Jim Souza, chief medical officer for St. Luke's Health System...

John M Herman, age 84, of Mountain Home passed away Friday April 24, 2020 in Meridian. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11 A.M. at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge. Inurnment will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11 A.M. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...