Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Urban development and its impact on local streets and infrastructure as well as its influence on increasing law enforcement and emergency services in the Mountain Home community headlined the discussion city and county officials discussed during a meeting July 23...

People from Mountain Home and surrounding communities will relive the traditions, culture and language of the Basque people during an annual festival scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Organizers will hold the community’s 63rd Annual Basque Picnic at Basque Park next to the Bengeochea Hotel...

With classes in the Mountain Home School District scheduled to begin Aug. 12, online registration for the 2024 to 2025 school year begins Thursday, Aug. 1. Meanwhile, the district’s schools open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. starting this Friday for those wanting to register their children in person, but district officials encourage parents to register online this year...

ds across Mountain Home safer and more caring places to live and work, the Mountain Home Police Department hosts a community event Tuesday evening. Open to citizens from throughout the local area, the National Night Out runs from 5 to 8 p.m. that day in Carl Miller Park...

Senior officials with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho Office of Highway Safety urged motorists to slow down and safely enjoy their drive over the summer months. Last Friday, Idaho State Police collaborated with more than 50 law enforcement agencies across the state to step up efforts to patrol Idaho roads for aggressive drivers to help ensure everyone can travel to their destinations safely with this safety campaign expected to continue until Aug. 11...

Dear editor -- While enjoying an evening with my family looking at the new murals, we went in search of some of our favorites. When we were unable to find a special one in particular, I took to Facebook to see if I had been mistaken on its location...

Dear editor, I am currently an inmate at the Elmore County Jail for a DUI. I broke the law, so I deserve to be here from June 13 to July 13. I am 65 years old. I have chronic psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis throughout my body; my hips and knees are the worst. The VA hospital will start replacing these joints hopefully soon after I finish my sentence. My right hip will not last much longer,...

Fifteen years after it opened its doors to students in the Mountain Home community, construction continued this week as Richard McKenna Charter High School prepares to welcome additional students to its classrooms. An increase in overall student enrollment at the charter high school prompted district officials to move its junior high school program to its building at 675 South Haskett St., said district superintendent Dennis Wilson...

Every day, my computer gets flooded with messages sent by various people and organizations across Idaho and our nation regarding a myriad of topics that potentially affect those of us in the Mountain Home community. While most of those messages end up in the digital trash can, some of them grab my attention quite unexpectedly...