Stories from Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Idaho Division of Public Health and Central District Health are announcing the first probable case of monkeypox in an Idaho resident. The investigation is ongoing, but it appears this infection was acquired during travel to a country experiencing a monkeypox outbreak. ...

By Brenda M. Fincher Community Canvas 2022 was another success with the new additions revealed and celebrated on the 4th of July 2022, which is their annual tradition for the holiday.. There were a lot of volunteered hours, supplies donated, very talented individuals, heart and soul effort and many visions to reality that went into this year’s projects. ...

Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash which occurred on July 10, 2022, at 1:31 P.M. on SH51 at Airbase Road, in Elmore County. A 56-year-old man from Emmett was traveling southbound on SH51 on a 1995 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver fell off the motorcycle while attempting to negotiate a turn. He was not wearing a helmet and was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital...

The Western Elmore County Recreation District is moving along quickly in the construction of the new aquatic facility. Photos are of Phase III of the pool construction.

7.3.22 - Congratulations to all the Mountain Home High School students that participated in the HOSA International Leadership Conference. Aspen Rice was our big winner this year, taking away a $1000 Scholarship from the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville Tennessee, June 21-25, 2022. It was a wonderful experience to be able to travel and participate in person to a conference with more than 8,840 global students competing...

During the month of May, a gentleman by the name of Willey Heckathorn reached out to me about a possible project to replace the planter boxes at Ashley Manor Senior Living. Their current boxes were older and low too the ground. We wanted to replace them with raised planter boxes for the residents to garden. It was a pleasure to see how excited the residents were when we delivered and set up the planter boxes...

Mark Robert Hopkins, age of 73, of Mountain Home, passed away at a local care center on June 2, 2022. A graveside inurnment will be held at Mountain View Cemetery at 11am on Friday, August 5, 2022, with a celebration of Mark’s life to follow at 2pm at the American Legion. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...