Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Softball The varsity softball team, who is the #2 seed, defeated #3 seed Wood River on Saturday, May 7 by a score of 11-1. With this win the Softball team moves into the district championship. WOW! The district championship game will take place here in Mtn. Home on Thursday May 12th at 5pm vs. #4 Seed Jerome High School...

On Monday, May 2nd, the Mayor along with the Mountain Home Elks Lodge honored our youngest citizens during Youth Week. To celebrate youth week, the Elks Lodge along with the City of Mountain Home and Elmore County organized Mayor, Chief, and Sheriff for the day. For one day, Mountain Home had a new Mayor on duty, a new Police Chief, a new Fire Chief and a new Sheriff...

We had a Hole-in-One!. Adri Ruffing, hole #3 at the Desert Canyon Golf Course on Wednesday, May 4. It was witnessed by Hope Feenstra. Ruffing used a pitching wedge.

May 9 - In response to some common questions, we want to highlight information about the proposed new building and costs associated with the project. The estimated cost of the project is based on the price of commercial constructions, which is currently around $350 a square foot...

Due to Covid, the St. Lukes Elmore Long Term Care Unit had been unable to honor their Mother of the Year. This year they were able to have families attend the Mothers Day Luncheon, where Jeanette Montgomery was named Mother of the Year. According to her daughter, Jeanette was born in Florida in 1937. ...

5.11.22 - BOISE, Idaho – As part of its mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking input from the public on a proposed 10-year management plan for wild horses within the Sands Basin, Hardtrigger and Black Mountain Herd Management Areas located along the Owyhee Foothills...

The Idaho Legislature passed HB790 this session, and it has now been signed by the Governor. The bill includes a formula for distributing $72 million in Literacy Funding to K-3rd graders partially based on their Idaho Reading Indicator test scores, comparing Spring 2021 to Spring 2022. ...

5.3.22 - Boise, ID – Severe fire seasons are increasingly the new norm in Idaho. This year, with drought declared in 34 Idaho counties as we head into the wildfire season, it is more important than ever that everyone do their part to prevent human caused fires...

Library Director Shasta Hochstrasser was talking about the design of the metal roof details, what was decided were stainless bolts. They would like to stay with Hunter Green and everything is moving forward. The position was filled for the part time administrative job by the summer intern so she will know the job, which reduces training. ...

At the start of the meeting, Sheriff Hollinshead had a helper, a young man in full uniform that was introduced jokingly as the new Sheriff. It was fun and the inclusion with the kids is something that is nice to see. The cooperative law enforcement document between the Forest Service and Elmore County Sheriff’s Office, which is needed when a federal and local agency need to work together to outline the roles, responsibilities, Jurisdiction engagement and chain of command. ...

Post-COVID Conditions Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection, known as post-COVID conditions (PCC) or long COVID. People call post-COVID conditions by many names, including: long COVID, long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), long-term effects of COVID, and chronic COVID...

The 2022 Political Forum was held at the Elk’s Lodge on Tuesday, May 3rd. The Moderator for the evening was Jimmy Schipani, and the event was hosted by the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this forum was for the public to have the ability to ask questions and find out more about the participating candidates the upcoming elections on May 17th...