Stories from Wednesday, June 7, 2023

A massive storm front ripped through Mountain Home on its way to Boise and Kuna on Tuesday night. What had previously been a calm weather day soon turned hectic as wind up to 60mph pushed dark clouds over Mountain Home. The rapid change in weather led some to believe that Mountain Home was experiencing a micro burst. ...

LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Pride Month began on June 1st marking the beginning of marches, celebrations, and other events nationwide. Pride Month is held in June each year e to advocate for unity, visibility, equality, and, well, pride! The first pride celebration was held in 1970, a year after the Stonewall Uprising in 1969...

Using the bones of an old high school, one group in Glenns Ferry is working to revamp the structure that will become a trade school for Elmore County and beyond. We spoke with Christy Acord, Elmore County Rural Development Executive Director, about the work in progress and she shared the following information with us: “The old high school was built in the early 1920s, and from research looks to be a Frank Paradise building. ...

Zachary Smith, a licensed pest control professional from PestDude.com, has warned Idahoans to be highly vigilant as the Asian tiger mosquito, a small, dark mosquito with distinctive white stripes on its legs and body, spreads across the country at an alarming pace...

The Bureau of Land Management has selected 21 Restoration Landscapes where they will focus investments in ecosystem restoration and the economic resilience of communities that depend on these lands to support their livelihoods and traditions. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the BLM will infuse $161 million into improving the health of these landscapes to better provide clean water, habitat for fish and wildlife, opportunities for recreation, and more resilience to wildfire and drought.. ...

The Three Island Crossing Food pantry located adjacent to the Three Island Crossing Senior Center in Glenns Ferry is armed to the teeth with warm-hearted, hard-working volunteers. These volunteers work to stock, gather, and distribute food to individuals, families, and anyone in need not only in Glenns Ferry, but in Hammett and King Hill as well...

On June 1, members of the public, media, legislature, state departments, and Bruneau Dunes State Park staff all gathered for the dedication of the park’s new observatory. The park has offered the ability to observe our beautiful night sky for the previous 25 years with a telescope that offered guests visual exploration...

The Mountain Home Public Library Board of trustees held its monthly board meeting on June 1. It began with the approval of minutes for the board’s previous meeting, followed by the approval of the library’s bills for April and May of this year. The board next discussed possible actions for revising library policy. ...

The United States is grappling with a severe spending addiction that shows no signs of abating. Year after year, our government fails to implement responsible budgetary measures, instead opting to borrow more money to fund its excessive expenditures. The recent decision to raise the debt ceiling, while it may help us avoid immediate disaster, does little to change the trajectory of government growth...

Hello citizens of Elmore County, My name is Terry Sunderlin and I do volunteer work for the USGenWeb. The USGenWeb is a free website (www.usgenweb.com) that is dedicated to helping people do genealogy and help them find out information on their ancestors and their family history...

The Mountain Home “Straight Shooters” competed and placed 3rd overall in the Idaho State Youth Clay Target Championship last weekend in Burley at the Burley Trap and Sporting Clays Range. This is the first time the team has placed in the team competition, as usually they don’t have enough shooters to compete in the team event...

Signing a deal that avoids a historical default on the U.S. debt sounds pretty positive, and ultimately, it will be. However, the steps that were taken to reach an agreement to avoid the default are not so positive. In so called “negotiations”, President Biden made significant cuts to programs that would make truly positive impacts on the lives the everyday American...