Stories from Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Cool temperatures and the threat of rain and the pelting of hail didn’t seem to deter families as they made the yearly trek to the city’s downtown area on Saturday as the community came together for a day of good-natured fun and entertainment. The 28th Annual Fall Harvest Festival marked the unofficial end of southern Idaho’s yearly farming season...

Veterans organizations in the Mountain Home area will pause to honor the nation’s armed forces and those who answered the call to duty during this year’s Veterans Day observance on Monday. Veterans Day represents one day set aside each year to remember the end of World War I and the brave Americans who served in the “war to end all wars,” said Sandy Castellano, commander of American Legion Post 26 in Mountain Home...

While it might be a bit premature since I had to write this after this week’s newspaper went to press Monday evening before the votes were counted Tuesday evening, I’d like to extend my personal congratulations to many of the candidates who earned a vote of confidence from local voters...

Dear editor – Let me start by saying, “rise and shine, Elmore County; there’s work to be done.” The following is in response to David A. Hoag’s letter to the editor to the Mountain Home News, dated Oct. 23, 2024. Dear Mr. Hoag, the role of the United States (and Idaho) is to encourage individuals to be the best that they can be, to try to improve their lives, reach their goals and make their dreams come true...

A man charged with committing a robbery at a bank in Mountain Home back in August now faces federal charges in connection with that crime. Leon Fortner made his first appearance at the federal courthouse in Boise today, Nov. 6, before Judge Debora Grasham...

Administrators at Stephensen Elementary School urged parents to check their children for possible signs of hair lice after reports surfaced that some children at the base school showed signs of these parasites. In a post shared on social media, officials at the school on Mountain Home Air Force Base asked parents to check their child’s hair this week and inform the school’s main office if they noticed any signs of lice in their household...

Dear editor – About one hundred years ago, a politician tapped into the minds of his constituents by connecting to the frustration of those suffering from a struggling economy by promising to make them safer and better off and to provide a “final solution” to the ethnic group he blamed for the challenges they were experiencing. ...

James Huffman sorts through a collection of children's coats at the Doyel Ray Hope Center as the local community support organization prepared for a coat distribution event on Saturday. Held at the Gala Event Center, the organization offered an assortment of winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and other clothing items to those who stopped by the downtown business...

In a pair of announcements last week, representatives with the city parks and recreation department announced the winners of this year’s Halloween contests. City hall took top honors in the 2024 Spooktacular Scarecrow Stroll with its display featuring elements of the Betelgeuse movies...

November 6, 2024 ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — The Idaho State Police (ISP) is independently investigating a deputy-involved shooting by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office following a vehicle crash on Interstate 84. In the afternoon hours of November 5, law enforcement received reports of a vehicle driving recklessly eastbound on I-84. The vehicle reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic and ultimately crashed near milepost 87, igniting a small brush fire...

* UPDATE: Idaho State Police reported that the woman, identified by Ada County Coroner as Nancy Turnbull succumbed to her injuries * Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision which occurred around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, on American Legion Boulevard at North 14th East St.