Stories from Friday, February 3, 2023

Beverly Ann Schmidt, 84, of Mountain Home passed away at home on Monday, January 30, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held February 5, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Beverly was born December 28, 1938, in Central Park, Montana to Joshua and Clara Lightfoot. She attended school in Bozeman and later settled in Idaho in 1964. Beverly was in the food and beverage industry for many years. She was a good mother who loved her children and her grandchildren...

In its second meeting of the year, the Mountain Home City Council and its new President, Councilwoman Garvey, began the meeting by amending the agenda to include an executive session. Councilman Brennan was the only councilperson not in attendance. Following the amendment, Police Chief Thompson addressed the council and all those present to award officer James Hollis as Mountain Home’s 2022 officer of the year. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday...