Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do to help them? It can be frustrating to watch someone you know struggle with their mental health and not be able to do anything to relieve their suffering...

In coordination with the Mountain Home Fire Department (MHFD), Mountain Home Rural Fire Protection District, Glenns Ferry Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the Elmore County Commissioners, there will now be a reoccurring burn ban on fixed dates for every year in the foreseeable future...

The FBI reported in 2023 seniors lost $3.4 billion, an 11 percent increase in reported losses from 2022, through an ever-growing array of scams targeting the nation’s senior population. I co-sponsored a Senate Resolution the Senate unanimously passed to help increase awareness and support efforts to combat fraud targeting seniors...

On June 4, 2024, Idaho 4th Judicial District Court entered a judgment setting aside Mountain Home resident Ricky Weaver’s felony “solicitation for hire” conviction entered by a jury on March 6, 2020. Weaver had been serving a 10 year fixed sentence for the conviction, and had been incarcerated since December 20, 2018, when he was arrested on a “no knock” warrant at his home. Weaver filed a post-conviction petition seeking a vacating of his conviction on June 18, 2021...

retary of State Phil McGrane, Controller Brandon Woolf, and Treasurer Julie Ellsworth, as the Idaho Board of Canvassers, canvassed the results of the 2024 Idaho Primary Election today in Idaho Falls. The Board also heard a report of the recent post-election audits conducted in eight randomly selected counties following the election...

As construction continues at the Mountain Home City Pool, the main parking lot for Richard Aguirre Park will be closed to the public. All remaining amenities will be open to the public including the tennis courts, pickleball courts, playgrounds and skatepark. If you are utilizing these amenities, please park on the side streets or along the tennis courts. For the safety of all, this closure will remain until construction is complete...

BOISE, Idaho, June 10, 2024 — As World Blood Donor Day approaches on June 14, the American Red Cross stresses that blood donors are critically needed right now to combat a drastic shortfall in donations over the last several weeks. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets...

Juneteenth, a significant day in American history, marks the true end of slavery in the United States, as it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that enslaved people in Texas gained their freedom, two months after the Civil War’s conclusion. we celebrate Juneteenth, because it honors the day all of the enslaved were made aware of the Emancipation Proclamation and were officially legally released from their bonds...

The annual Crazee Daze celebration that was held this weekend featured a carnival, in addition to the live music, over 50 vendors, 18 food trucks, craft booths and activities for all ages, this year included a car show sponsored by the Mountain Home Chamber with more than 130 vehicles taking part. ...

To the ladies and gentlemen of Elmore County, ID. Please permit me to share factual (history) stories pertaining to my bloodline. I’ll begin with God Bless America, Land that I love... One of our military cliches is : “Not on my watch.” I learned as a young girl in Texas, the not on my watch from my family members, which consists of U.S. Navy (Lt. Commander - Nuclear Sub), charting the ocean waters to protect us from enemies far & wide. Safety/Security always comes first!...

The Hon. Daniel T. Eismann, former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, died late Tuesday night, June 5, at a Boise-area hospital. He was 77. Chief Justice Eismann spent 31 years as part of Idaho’s judiciary, serving the state courts at multiple levels before his retirement in 2017. He was instrumental in developing this state’s system of treatment courts, in supporting the interests of children caught up in court proceedings, and in encouraging more women to seek to become judges...

Mountain Home Library Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on June 6th, 2024. Trustees Laurel Waters, Priscilla Sisson, and Carlotta McCarthy, along with Vice Chair Daniel Mercado, and Secretary/Treasurer Christina Mattern were present at the meeting. Library Director Shasta Hochstrasser, Library Liaison Scott Harjo, and City Attorney Geoff Schroeder were also in attendance...

Lawrence J. Heinen, 82, of Mountain Home, Idaho. Passed away June 7, 2024. Arrangements by Rost Funeral Home.