Stories from Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Recognizing her years of service in support of the community’s largest annual celebrations, a member of the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors was selected as the grand marshal for this year’s Air Force Appreciation Day parade. Terri Huxhold continues a community tradition that began in 1970 in recognition of her efforts to work “behind the scenes” in support of the yearly military celebration...

WASHINGTON — State Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of more than $6.4 million in funding to build a second elementary school at Mountain Home Air Force Base. In a press statement released Aug. 12, the Stephensen Elementary School Build Project received its funding through the Community Project Funding program included in the Fiscal 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act...

Officials with the Mountain Home School District and city police department continued to address a series of vandalism cases involving the track and buildings at Mountain Home High School’s Tiger Field complex. On Thursday, officials at Mountain Home High School announced they closed the football field complex after two students reportedly drove mini bikes through the area, causing an unspecified amount of damage to the track area...

A Shakespearen fairy tale about a secret marriage, lost heirs and a fight for the throne takes the stage as the Boise Bard Players present “Cymbeline” Sunday afternoon at Carl Miller Park. Free and open to the public, the performance begins at 2 p.m. with members of the audience invited to bring chairs, blankets and shade canopies to watch the live theater performance...

Repairs to the local water irrigation system, and plans to open a recycling processing service in the local area highlighted a series of topics the city council addressed during a meeting Aug. 13. The meeting began as Chris Alzola, who runs a local bookkeeping business, aired concerns regarding the city’s proposed $84 million budget for the coming fiscal year...

Eight and nine year old children bolt from the starting line as they start their first part of the community’s first kids triathlon event on Saturday. Hosted by the local Lions Club organization, participants in different ages groups ran a set number of laps around the track before tackling the other challenges located in the vicinity of Mountain Home Junior High School...

Recognizing its commitment to helping the students of military families in the local community, the state education department announced plans to honor a local school with a national-level title. Officials at Stephensen Elementary School at Mountain Home Air Force Base received word last week that their school qualified to become Idaho’s first Purple Star School...