Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Backpack Bridge is a local non-profit organization that takes in non-monetary donations in order to support local teachers, students, and low-income families. Recently the Backpack Bridge has collected donations for an ongoing school supplies drive that supports members of our local Mountain Home School District facing need. It is not too late to donate to this exemplary cause; donations can be brought to a drop box on the corner of the building at 1140 Airbase Road in Mountain Home...

Fresh fruit and vegetables coming to Idaho schools through grant program (BOISE) – Idaho students at 118 elementary schools across the state got the chance to explore fresh fruit and vegetable options free of charge this school year, thanks to state-administered grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced...

The annual Mountain Home Farmers Market and Flea Market take place each Saturday from May through October at Railroad Park in Mountain Home. The market is supported by the city but managed by Bev Lucia a resident of Mountain Home who leases Railroad Park for these dates each year for an estimated cost of $1,200...

If you’ve ever seen the recent videos of Lake Mead, realized Idaho was in a drought last year, also the entire western United States is in a drought cycle and are worried about high summer temperatures and future water availability for our society then this article is for you...

Idaho Fish and Game encourages hunters to dust off their firearms or bows and visit their local shooting or archery ranges to get dialed in for hunting season. Hunting season will be here before we know it. If you haven’t already, here’s why now is the perfect time to dust off that firearm or bow in preparation for the 2022 season...

Richard Koelsch and the Koelsch family name should be familiar to Mountain Home residents (if it is not already). Koelsch’s parents, Dr. Michael and Marilou Koelsch, raised Richard in Mountain Home where he graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1998. Koelsch later married Tammy Ker of Mountain Home; together Tammy and Richard have three children, Carson, Owen, and Aubree...

By Brenda M Fincher 8.19.22 - In the early morning hours yesterday, (Thursday) between the hours of 3 am - 4 am at the Chase Bank on N. 2nd E., the bank alarms were activated. Mountain Home Police department responded to what appeared to be an ATM robbery. ...