Stories from Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Idaho’s public education system scored several wins during the 2022 legislative session concluded this week. As president of the Idaho State Board of Education, I’d like to thank the legislators and Idaho Governor Brad Little for making historic investments in our students, our schools and institutions and in the dedicated educators throughout our state who keep our system running while dealing with tremendous challenges, especially these past two years...

American Legion Auxiliary #26 presented Americanism Essay awards to Grace Kitchens, Thomas McDonald, Carson Owens, Jaira Barrington and Mrs, Jackson

The qualifiers for the State Speech Tournament at Highland High School in Pocatello, headed out on April 11th. Good luck team! We are proud of you for making it to state and cannot wait to see how you do. Go tigers! Kyleigh Rohrs: Inform and Impromptu; Kent Clark: Radio ; Gareth Brantley: Extemp and Impromptu (District Champ in both); Amilia Smith: Original Oratory ; Ian Nhok: Dramatic Interpretation (District Champ); Khylan Stubblefield: Dramatic Interpretation and Ally Cummins: Dramatic Interpretation. ...

Mountain Home, ID — The Mountain Home Arts Council is proud to present Molly in the Mineshaft on Thursday, April 21, at the American Legion Post 26 (515 E 2nd S). “Newgrass” group Molly in the Mineshaft finds a perfect balance between celebrating the diverse musical heritage of bluegrass music and presenting it with a new twist: Their upbeat take on traditional favorites from around the world, mixed with roots-inspired original compositions. ...

Citizens of Mountain Home, it is that time of year again, when I get to talk about all the great things that the City of Mountain Home has done in the past year and the great things we have coming up for this year. 2021 was a great year for the City of Mountain Home, full of successes and wins for all our city departments. The only way I can think to truly recognize all of the great work our teams have done, is to go by each department and speak of their greatest successes this year...

The first confirmation of death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) in Idaho was recently reported to the Idaho Division of Public Health. An amateur mycologist spotted the mushroom under an oak tree in an established neighborhood in Boise. DNA testing by a laboratory pathologist confirmed the identification. It may be present and undetected in other areas...

Thinking of green and all things clean this spring? What about clean cars? Zero-emission, electric vehicles (EV) are on the rise, and Idaho Power is helping to increase the availability of fast-charging stations for EVs across eastern Oregon and southern Idaho. Idaho Power recently joined the National Electric Highway Coalition (NEHC), a collaboration of more than 60 electric utilities, to support charging infrastructure...

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little joined Idaho Supreme Court justices, legislators, members of his administration, and others today in highlighting tens of millions of dollars in new funding to advance the state’s behavioral health priorities. The Legislature approved all of the Governor’s “Leading Idaho” proposals for increased behavioral health resources this session. The proposals grew out of recommendations from the three-branch Behavioral Health Council’s strategic plan...

Kristopher Wallaeart, Commission Chairman, established the quorum at 6:00 PM. Mark Sauerwald, Nancy Brietic, William Roeder were in attendance. Brock Cherry; Community Development Director was also in attendance and was the main coordinator of the presentations...

Commissioners Bud Corbus, Crystal Rodgers and Al Hofer were all present as well as the County Clerk and Civil Attorney. The first two presentations were Traci Lefevre from E911 dispatch and Steve Van Norman with Elmore County IT Department. They were upgrading their firewalls hardware and license renewals and were approved without question or objection...

There have been a significant amount of high speed accidents on Idaho’s freeways this winter and distracted driving is ranking among the highest in severity this year. Idaho ranked 10th highest, with 14.9 percent of fatal crashes involving a distracted driver...

Larry Cornell Hammett, age 85, of Mountain Home, passed away at his daughter’s home in Montana on March 30, 2022. Inurnment with military honors will be held at 10:00AM, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...