Stories from Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The City of Mountain Home held a City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. During the short meeting the Council made decisions on the Fresh Friday Farmer’s Market, received an update on the Fiber Optic Project and spoke with representatives of Sequel about leasing additional land from the city...

Dear Editor, I know that there has been a large amount of negativity surrounding the graduation and celebration of the senior class of 2020. As a senior in these crazy times I believe that the situation was handled very well and professionally by the administration and the Mountain Home School District. ...

As Congress works with the Administration to consider the next phases of federal support to address the impacts of the pandemic, I am advocating for getting resources to smaller communities to ease recovery. Enacting a long-term solution for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs is a priority to provide much-needed certainty to rural communities...

Robert J. Jones, age 28, of Mountain Home, died in an accident on June 2, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Nickolaus Wayne Aug, age 33, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on May 31, 2020 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Denise L. Brooks, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 16, 1957, the youngest of four to Charles and Jaqueline Jackson, passed away of natural causes on May 28, 2020. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Raised in a military family, Denise traveled to different places meeting new people and putting smiles on their faces. ...

Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding the recent poaching of a female pronghorn in hunt unit 38, just off of Cinder Butte Road in Elmore County. The doe was shot closed season during the last week of May, and no meat was taken. The doe recently gave birth to a fawn which was also found in the immediate area...

The ballots have been counted and the unofficial results of the May 20th Primary are here. In Legislative District 23 Christy Zito beat out Brenda Richards with 56.49% of the vote to win the candidacy. She will face Democrat Laura Bellegante in November. ...

Ruth Jerome Peterman, 93, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 of natural causes at Canterbury Tower in Tampa, Florida. Ruth’s deep faith in Jesus Christ throughout her life offers comfort to her family that she is now in a better place. The daughter of Samuel Nathan and Lula Blanche Putman Jerome, Ruth was born November 29, 1926 in Kuna, Idaho. ...