Stories from Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Following more than 10 years of debate and discussions that led to several setbacks and delays, plans to build a new community west of Mountain Home officially moved forward during a ceremony Oct. 23. Elmore County commissioners joined county officials and other representatives to officially break ground on the Mayfield Springs development, located just within the county’s border off the Boise Stage Stop interstate exit...

Officials with the Mountain Home School District, including district superintendent James Gilbert, face charges of discrimination after the junior high school’s vice principal filed a lawsuit against district officials Oct. 21. Jessica Ward, who has served as a state educator and administrator for the past 18 years, claims that district officials subjected her gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...

A local tradition returns to Mountain Home as the Chamber of Commerce hosts its 28th Annual Fall Harvest Festival on Nov. 2. Hosted by the chamber’s community activities committee, the event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day in the city’s downtown area...

Those who know me understand my lifelong passion for looking to the stars and the myriad of celestial wonders hidden within the nighttime skies. A lot of that began when I was just eight years old. Music featuring Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons started to play on the living room stereo as I opened up my dad’s world almanac to the pages containing the map of the known solar system that also featured black and white photos taken of the planets just within visual range of the telescopes focusing on them.. ...

by Dorothy Moon Idaho GOP chairwoman Proposition 1, the initiative to radically transform our election system into a jungle primary and ranked choice voting, is overwhelmingly opposed by Idaho Republicans. The Idaho GOP State Central Committee, and the Republican National Committee passed resolutions condemning it...

A musical travel guide regarding the noteworthy people, places and stories of Idaho take the stage Friday evening as the Mountain Home Arts Council presents the Idaho Originals concert. Held at the Mountain Home Public Library, doors to the performance featuring singer and songwriters Heather Platts and Bruce Michael Miller open to the public at 6:30 p.m. that day with the program scheduled to follow at 7 p.m...

Discussions regarding the city’s liaison with Mountain Home Air Force Base and military officials across the United States highlighted an ongoing discussion between members of the city council during a meeting Oct. 22. At issue involved the current contract involving Marty Anderson, a member of the Mountain Home Military Affairs Committee, who also serves as the city’s liaison between the local Air Force base and senior military leaders across the United States...

People from communities across Elmore County came to the county fairgrounds for a day of games and fun as they took part in the fall harvest festival in Glenns Ferry on Saturday. Held at the county fairgrounds for more than 10 years, the festival represents a way for local artisans to come together and offer their goods for sale to the community, said fairgrounds manager Julie Lisle...

The Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce hosts the city’s annual Downtown Trick or Treat event starting at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at selected businesses in the local area. A community event welcoming the fall and holiday seasons, the festival also serves as a fundraiser for the chamber of commerce...

Members of Mountain Home High School’s Encore Company get into character as they complete a dress rehearsal in the days leading up to the theater group’s first presentation of the school year. The haunted spirit trapped inside children’s minds took the stage in the high school’s gymnasium as the Encore Company presented “Elsewhere” during four shows held last week...