Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2020

A vocal group of Mountain Home citizens, and county supporters, have been advocating for the removal from office of Mayor Rich Sykes through social media. The group has now taken a step forward in the formal recall process when they submitted a formal petition to City Clerk Nina Patterson. After confirming all the signatures belong to city residents, the petition will be passed along to Elmore County Election Clerk to verify that they all belong to registered voters...

The Mountain Home City Council met on the evening of June 8. During that meeting Carl Malone of the Idaho Transportation Department was on hand to discuss the turn lane on American Legion Boulevard between Walmart and the built City View Drive. Since the placement of the turn lane that includes a cement median, that disallows a left hand turn from Walmart, has caused concern amongst citizens and visitors alike. ...

Idaho was given the chance to once again demonstrate our fiscally conservative values when President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress directed $1.25 billion to all the smaller states including Idaho in federal coronavirus relief dollars. And we answered the call...

We, without a doubt, rely heavily upon broadband technology for business, government and personal activities. As more Americans have worked from home and homeschooled students during the pandemic, the importance of expansive and reliable broadband technology has been accentuated. ...