Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Ghosts, ghouls and an assortment of various heroes and villains plan to gather in the city’s downtown area to enjoy an evening of fun and candy during this year’s Spooktacular event on Friday. Free and open to all ages, the event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening in the vicinity of the El Rancho parking lot as well as the Hub Plaza, located at the corner of East 2nd South and North 2nd East streets...

Mayor Rich Sykes joined forces with mayors from across Idaho earlier this month to participate in the Mayor’s Walking Challenge. Hosted by the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health, the statewide program that “gives Idaho mayors the opportunity to get active and earn funds for their community while setting a great example by being physically active,” according to a spokesperson with the state organization...

As the community came together last week to promote the You Are More message to children and teens, it seemed the message continues to take root on a whole new level. It’s a message I heard regularly during my years with the Mountain Home News. While I invested my time to provide coverage of various events promoting the need to stop bullying, there were some I connected with on a very personal level. ...

Dear editor, I read Christy Zito’s letter to the Mountain Home News, published on July 10, with great interest, as she is my opponent for the Senate seat here in Legislative District 8. My immediate reaction was to recall something from the film “The American President.”...

Dear editor, Happy Wednesday, Elmore County, Idaho! The editorial in the Mountain Home News, dated Oct. 16, 2024, composed by our editor in chief, Brian S. Orban, hit a “grand slam” by hitting one “out of the park,” in my opinion. Thank you, Mr. Orban, for having the courage to (finally) bring to light DEI. I couldn’t agree with you more that DEI must DIE! Bravo for your bravery, sir...

A message of hope and love to those struggling with dark moments in their lives took center stage as children, teens and adults gathered outside Hacker Middle School to spread a powerful message of hope, resilience and support to others in this community...

Ongoing work aimed at rebuilding the community’s outdoor swimming complex at Richard Aguirre Park saw more progress as work continued on the more visible elements of this restoration project. In early September, crews began pouring concrete in key parts of the pool area, including the flooring leading downward to the deep end of the future lap lane swimming area as well as another that will one day serve as a place for people to take swimming lessons...

A local tradition returns to Glenns Ferry as representatives with the Elmore County Fair and Rodeo host this year’s fall harvest festival and craft fair Saturday and Sunday. Held at the county fairgrounds for more than 10 years, the event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days...

People in Mountain Home and communities across Idaho took time in recent days to track a celestial object that made its first visible appearance in the western sky in more than 80,000 years. The object is known as Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or commonly referred to as the ATLAS Comet, which came within approximately 44 million miles of Earth on Oct. 12 following its closest approach to the Sun on Sept. 27...

The ability for students to use digital technologies to access, evaluate, create and communicate information represents one of the changes officials with the Idaho Department of Education plan to include as they continued work to modify the state’s education requirements...