Stories from Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Republican Central Committees in Custer, Boise, Valley and Elmore counties have all unanimously condemned and censured Rep. Matt Bundy for his vote against H71. H71 will protect children under 18 years old from groomers who are coercing them into permanent sex change surgeries and hormonal drugs...

While many of us are proud of the United States’ democratic system, not as many of us find ourselves actively working to protect and improve it for ourselves and others. For decades, our country was seen as the world leader in democracy, our system was used as a framework for governments on a global scale. ...

The Mountain Home Public Library Board of Trustees held their May meeting on Thursday the 4th. The meeting began with the approval of the consent agenda and bills. Following this, Director Hochstrasser updated the board on the work library employees have been putting in order to prepare the StoryStroll project. She explained that a narrated version of the stories will also be provided for StoryStroll participants...

The Mountain Home City Council met on Monday, May 8 in regular session. The meeting began with the presentation of life-saving awards to several officers and deputies from the Mountain Home Police Department and Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. The recipients were left with a standing ovation...

In a drawn out meeting, the County Commissioners met to discuss a range of topics and make procedural approvals. The Commissioners were informed that the Forest Service building was determined by FEMA to be 6-8 inches too low and was at risk for flooding if not built to specific design standards...

Readers, I’ll be keeping it short and sweet this week; I want to take an opportunity to introduce you to an incredible resource that recently launched in Idaho. Transparent Idaho is a website created by the State of Idaho—more specifically Brandon Woolf, Idaho’s State Controller—that aims to provide Idaho residents and voters with information about their elected officials...