Stories from Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Rotary of Elmore County received a letter requesting assistance from a concerned volunteer for the Mountain Home High School combined choir program. The choir had been fundraising for quite a while but had not yet been able to reach their goal. A Rotary board meeting was held and decided unanimously that they could help. ...

MHHS drama students headed to state competition in Boise on Friday, Dec 3rd with a Fire Department escort out of town. Taunya Page, Mountain Home High School Theatre Department Teacher and her student’s mentor commented, “they performed very well this weekend at state drama placing 4th overall in the 4A classification at the state level” This is out of 18 schools in their division. “Kudos to all of our dedicated actors and designers who worked tirelessly on their performances!”...

The Mountain Home Junior High Wrestling Team placed 3rd out of 7 teams at the Intervalley League East District Tournament. There were 20 placed including three District Champions. District Champions Camden Kuntz @ 90# Dominik Coombs @ 141# Easton Vivier @ 148#...

Last Tuesday’s Bullying & Cyberbullying Symposium held at Mountain Home Junior High School was an event that was full of information and eye-opening, to say the least. It was hosted by the City of Mountain Home and MHAFB School Liaison, Allen “Nix” Niksich. ...

Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 5.9% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2022. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost-of-living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index (CPI-W)...

The Idaho Supreme Court punted on the big question last week: Is it unconstitutional to expect parents to fork over fees to pay for a full day of kindergarten? The non-ruling at least puts the matter into focus, at an opportune time. When legislators return to the Statehouse in barely a month, state-funded, all-day kindergarten could be one of the hottest topics in education...

Ahead of the busy holiday travel season, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) encourages drivers to be “Idaho Ready” for winter driving. ITD’s annual winter safety campaign aims to help drivers prepare for challenging conditions on the state’s highways, before hitting the road...

Each year the members of the Mountain Home Fire Department are granted special access to the big man himself, Santa Claus. At this time of the year, Santa is extremely busy, so Santa has asked the Firemen for help. The Firemen take the letters written to Santa and deliver them to the North Pole. ...

Joyce Keith, 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on December 3, 2021 of COVID-19. She was adored by all who knew her and was dearly loved by her family, piano students, church congregation, and friends. Joyce grew up in London, Kentucky where she played piano at church before her feet could even reach the pedals. ...