Stories from Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Tamara Lou McLaughlin (Wilson) January 1952- September 2022 Tamara McLaughlin, age 70,peacefully passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease September 7th. Tamara was born to Barbara and Lowell Wilson,and she was raised along with her younger sister Helaine, on the US Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho. ...

As originally written about in-depth by publisher Brenda Fincher, two Native American tribes, the Shoshone-Bannock and Shoshone-Pauite tribes, are both pursuing building casinos in Mountain Home. Additionally shared in earlier reports, the Shoshone Bannock tribe—no strangers to casinos­—purchased land in Mountain Home in January of 2020, though they had selected the land as early as 2018. At the time of purchasing, the use of the land was not disclosed...

As originally written about in-depth by publisher Brenda Fincher, two Native American tribes, the Shoshone-Bannock and Shoshone-Pauite tribes, are both pursuing building casinos in Mountain Home. Additionally shared in earlier reports, the Shoshone Bannock tribe—no strangers to casinos­—purchased land in Mountain Home in January of 2020, though they had selected the land as early as 2018. At the time of purchasing, the use of the land was not disclosed...

Air Force Appreciation Day returned to Mountain Home after a two year hiatus due to the Covid Pandemic affecting the gathering of large crowds during both 2020 & 2021. It had been highly anticipated by locals as something traditional missing as a annual get together and our way of thanking our Mountain Home AFB neighbors, but also by those new to town as an opportunity to get out, gather and enjoy an event that is clearly close to the hearts of those that grew up and have lived here for any extended period of time. ...

9.6.22 - Mountain Home’s Planning and Zoning commission met on Tuesday night in regular session. They moved swiftly into a public hearing regarding the proposed Colthorp Commons. The hearing was intended only to discuss the rezoning of the area from R-4 to R-4 PUD. For background, the Colthorp Commons is a proposed development that would provide 64 attached single-family townhouses, as well as tenant parking, and open space amenities...