Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Hate still exists. It’s a message that representatives with the Center for Human Rights in Boise stressed during a presentation I saw at the Anne Frank Memorial several years ago. It was one of many messages officials with this human rights’ organization stressed while my college friends and I took part in a program during one of our classes at Boise State University...

Dear editor, Here are the ABC’s of five words that have such hateful connotations: a. ANONYMOUS: Adjective that describes something or someone that is not named or identified. Example: “Real Watchdog” Facebook. b. COWARD: Noun that names a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous unpleasant things. ...

Dear editor, The survey results are in, and the first topic I will discuss is strengthening the right to keep and bear arms in Idaho. Vice President Harris has promised that if she becomes President, “We will finally pass red flag laws, universal background checks, and an assault weapons ban.” With the current makeup of Congress, including Republicans, this could become a reality...

Members of the Mountain Home community paused last week to honor the memory of one of the state’s oldest residents, who passed away Aug. 4. Elaine McCalley, who celebrated her 106th birthday June 5, lived in Mountain Home for more than 70 years and became the state’s first woman to earn a commercial pilot rating...

Local law enforcement officials posted a warning regarding a potential scam targeting households in the Mountain Home area. The scam involves calls from what appears to be the county sheriff’s office. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper’s online edition...

Families gathered at Carl Miller Park last week to take part in a yearly event that seeks to develop stronger ties between families in the local community and those who serve to protect these citizens. National Night Out brings together members of the Mountain Home Police Department, the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department and Idaho State Police as they present different activities and displays to help promote strong police-community partnerships, said city police chief Jon Thompson...

Tyler Petersen applies a fresh coat of paint over a section of sidewalk at Mountain Home High School as the senior worked to personalize one of the existing paw prints former high school graduates created at the start of the new school year. Carrying on a tradition spanning several years, students representing the high school’s Class of 2025 spent time Aug. 7 to add their memory to these prints, which stretch along the sidewalk in front of the school...

With the nation continuing to face dangerous heat levels as people across the country complete their summer travel plans, American Red Cross officials reported an emergency shortage of blood needed to save people. Since July 1, the national blood supply fell by more than 25 percent, prompting the Red Cross to urge citizens to help donate blood, especially those with type O blood, as soon as possible to help patients receive life-saving medical care...

The spirit of friendly competition returned to the baseball field at Optimist Park on Friday as emergency responders gathered during an event aimed at helping support fundraising efforts. Members of the Mountain Home Fire Department led the field as they challenged city and county law enforcement officers during the Guns & Hoses Tournament...

Dozens of children across the Mountain Home area plan to raise a sense of competitive spirit as the local Lions Club organization hosts the community’s first kids triathlon event on Saturday. Scheduled to begin at Tiger Field next to Mountain Home Junior High School, the event requires children and teens to run along the track before taking to their bicycles to start the next stage of the triathlon that leads them to a water obstacle course...

A stiff breeze cut through the evening air as families met at Carl Miller Park on Saturday as children met with their friends and others their age as the countdown to the start of the new school year continued to count down. Marking its second anniversary, the Kids Festival represents one way to introduce children and their families, especially those new to the community, on what Mountain Home offers to people of all ages, Bryanna Strom, recreation coordinator with the city parks and recreation department.. ...

Students Brodie Merrell, Sahira Arevalo, Zeidy Reynaga and Wade Wootan pose for a group photo as the Glenns Ferry High School students attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Summer Conference in Utah. Officials selected the students during their sophomore year of high school to attend the leadership seminar based on the leadership abilities these students presented...

Donna J. Pharris passed away July 25,2024 at a Care facility in Meridian with her daughter by her side. Donna was born March 27, 1947, in Wendell, Idaho to Gordon and Phyllis Lenninger. She graduated from Glenns Ferry High School in 1965. On October 16, 1965, Donna married her high school sweetheart William "Bill"...

Mervin Leon Dunn Jr., 77, of Mountain Home, passed away Monday August 12, 2024, at a Boise Hospital. Services are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home.