Stories from Wednesday, June 22, 2022

A dedicated group of moms has deployed across the country to help families with children of all ages figure out how to make important decisions around mitigating the risk of COVID and help answer questions that parents have on vaccination. City Mom Collective, a partner of the We Can Do This Campaign, is working with moms to collect questions from parents in their communities and then set up video interviews that aired on social media with local pediatricians and other health care professionals to respond to the most common questions.. ...

The troubling reality of the world we live in today is that many of us, whether directly or indirectly, have felt the devastating impact of depression-linked suicide. As we try to process these traumas, many are left to ponder the incomprehensible answer to the question:...

Idaho public health officials confirmed the first rabid bat of the season in the state in Bannock County. A man, his dog, and numerous cats all were potentially exposed to the rabid bat. Public health officials are actively following up on exposures...

On Tuesday, June 14th, Mountain Home witnessed the efficiency and joint efforts of our local law enforcement and additional services after an incident that required multiple agencies and collaboration to settle an approximately 4 ˝ hour standoff with no shots fired and more importantly no injuries...

The seventeenth annual Daniel Dopps Memorial Ram PRCA Rodeo will be held this weekend at Optimist Park in Mountain Home. The memorial rodeo celebrates the life of a young man whose dream to be a professional rodeo star was cut tragically short in an arena accident on August 10, 2005, when the bull he was riding went down together when the 1800-pound bull he was riding slipped, dug its horn in the ground, and then flipped over head first on top of him...

On Thursday, June 16th, the City of Mountain Home in partnership with the National Fitness Campaign (NFC) and local community sponsors held an Open House at the on-site location at the corner of N 3rd E and McMurtrey Road. The outdoor open air court is open to individuals 14 and older and free to the public. You can download the free Fitness Court App to develop your workout with a mobile coach...

BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a decision to enable the Idaho Army National Guard to conduct military training on an additional 44 square miles of Federal and State land located west of Mountain Home and adjacent to the existing Orchard Combat Training Center...

A dedicated group of moms has deployed across the country to help families with children of all ages figure out how to make important decisions around mitigating the risk of COVID and help answer questions that parents have on vaccination. City Mom Collective, a partner of the We Can Do This Campaign, is working with moms to collect questions from parents in their communities and then set up video interviews that aired on social media with local pediatricians and other health care professionals to respond to the most common questions.. ...

The meeting was called to order by Crystal Rodgers President Of the Commission. Commissioner Hofer, Attorney Shondi Lott and County Clerk Shelley Essl were all Present. Paris Dickerson the Business & Community Development Advisor with Idaho Power led the presentation for their process for Power Outages and time to restore. ...

Richard Kenneth Alumbaugh, age 87, of Mountain Home, passed away June 16, 2022, after a long illness in the hospital with his loved ones by his side. Services will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a rosary at 9:00 am, and a memorial service will begin at 10:00 am. Inurnment with military honors will be held at 2:00 pm at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise...

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Patti Osborne with Vice-Chair KC Deurig, Ed Oppedyk, Mitch Smith, Sue Smith, Jeff Blanksma, Ralph Blount, Attorney, Mitra Mehta-Cooper, Director of Elmore County Land Use, were in attendance. The first hearing was for applicant Arthur Young for a conditional use permit to build an RV Storage Park on 5 Acres on two parcels in Mountain Home. ...

"Accessory Dwelling Unit Legislation" The goal of this work session was to discuss the potential to see if special legislation was necessary for the multiple requests of an additional dwelling unit on a single property. City Council Members Daniel Brennan, Becky Garvey, Brad Stokes were present. On the P&Z side, Commissioners Eikeness, Wallert, Rhoder & Burlett were present...