Stories from Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Monday the 24th was the latest meeting of the Mountain Home City Council. The meeting began with a request from Councilman Brennan to move Councilman McCain’s resignation before the appointment of a new council member, he cited concerns about having five council members at once...

For the last two weeks, I’ve crisscrossed Idaho with members of my team to visit school leaders all around the state. This is an annual State Department of Education practice and its timing is deliberate. This ‘post-legislative roadshow’ is held soon after the end of Idaho’s annual legislative session and is meant to share with local district leaders the changes made to education policy and how those new laws will affect their teachers, students, budgets and operations...

Hello again, readers. I hope you are all beginning to enjoy the (mostly) sunny weather. It’s that familiar time of year when you can smell lawns being mowed, irrigation canals being burned, and—my personal favorite—your neighbor’s grill (you know, the part where you wish they were cooking for you). ...

William Raymond Lewis, age 72, of Mountain Home passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at home. Services will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Corduroy Jerry Golden Alves-Barnes, age 6 weeks, of Mountain Home passed away on April 28, 2023, in St. Lukes Elmore. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.