Stories from Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Mountain Home City Council met on the evening of May 11 for a regularly scheduled meeting. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic the staff of the Mountain Home News has been reporting on the meetings by taking advantage of the Facebook Live streams provided by the city. ...

Fire Chief Mark Moore, This is in response to your message in the Mtn. Home News. The MHFD members are an outstanding group of men and women who are unparalleled. Their commitment, dedication and drive are impressive. I have been fortunate to witness this group of people in action and as a team. The citizens of Mtn. Home and Elmore County are extremely fortunate to have a group that is “volunteer” to be our First Responders...

Life decisions. Please choose ONLY one: A) Celebrating the past and all the hard work of education and school memories? B) Having to choose a scholastic path by attending an event that would provide scholarships? Many of us had the opportunity to go to prom, baseball playoffs, track and field, or debate competition. ...

William “Bill” Alferd Glidden passed away May 14, 2020. He was born on April 29, 1946 in Nampa the son of Mollie and John Glidden. He was raised in Bruneau, where he attended school and graduated high school in 1965. Bill attended Idaho State University for two years before volunteering for the draft. After his time in the US Army he worked for an agricultural spray company before going to work farming...

Steve “Teddy” Maurice Harney, age 47, of Elko passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Soil has been tilled, prepared and fertilized, plants are planted and irrigation is under way. Unfortunately, now something is eating your garden and all that hard work is literally being eaten away. So, how do you manage insect/arthropod/gastropod pests in your backyard garden? Well it depends, which is probably the most widely used answer in the pest management field...